SESAME GINGER VINAIGRETTE

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My decision to devote this week's recipes to salad dressings was partly a reaction to my son's request for a bottled sesame ginger dressing. "We don't buy dressings in this house," I said huffily. The next day I looked at a bottle of sesame soy ginger dressing at a local market and was horrified to see that the second listed ingredient was sugar. I thought: I can make something sort of sweet and do better than that. And so I did. This dressing is great with green salads and cooked vegetables, as well as with noodles and grains.

Provided by Martha Rose Shulman

Categories easy, quick, weekday, condiments

Time 5m

Yield Makes 2/3 cup

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

1 garlic clove, finely minced or puréed
1 teaspoon finely minced ginger
3 tablespoons rice vinegar
1 teaspoon soy sauce
1 teaspoon brown sugar or agave nectar
5 tablespoons canola oil or light sesame oil
2 tablespoons sesame oil
1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds

Steps:

Place all of the ingredients in a minichop or blender (because the amounts are small, I prefer a minichop) and blend until homogenized.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 176, UnsaturatedFat 17 grams, Carbohydrate 1 gram, Fat 19 grams, Fiber 0 grams, Protein 0 grams, SaturatedFat 2 grams, Sodium 55 milligrams, Sugar 1 gram, TransFat 0 grams