Ginger Miso Dressing
There was this hole-in-the-wall Japanese restaurant near our old place that served a decent oyako-don and an amazing house salad. The dressing for the latter was so popular that the owners eventually caved to demand and began selling pint containers of the sauce for take out, hold the salad please. This is my attempt to recreate from memory that salad dressing.
Ginger Miso Dressing
- 1 good-size thumb fresh ginger, finely grated
- 2 T. white or yellow miso
- 2 T. rice vinegar
- 1 T. sake
- 1 t. sugar
- 1/2 t. soy sauce
Tubs of miso can be found in the refrigerated section of most Asian and health food stores. Place all ingredients in a plastic container with a tight fitting lid. Shake the hell out of it. Pour over a simple salad of lettuce with sliced tomatoes and cucumbers.
I made the dressing tonight. One word, delish!
Sharlyn, thanks for the report back! Are there any suggestions or refinements you'd make?
I didn't have sake so I substituted it with more rice wine vinegar. I also may have added a full tablespoon of shoyu...don't know for sure since I rarely measure when making dressings. Oh, and I added 1 clove of garlic. It was very good and my husband who rarely likes anything "new" said the dressing was "very good".
I don't usually have sake sitting around. This time was unusual because we had cooked chicken with sake the night before. I like the idea of increasing the rice wine vinegar as a substitute. And of course you can never go wrong with garlic!
I substituted dry vermouth for sake, but otherwise followed the recipe to the letter. Fabulous!
Kristin, good thinking with the vermouth. It changes the flavor somewhat, but not tragically. I'm glad you liked it.
I've been trying to mimic a dressing I had in college that was and this is the closest I've come and it was excellent. Thanks!
Anissa, I'm glad you liked it!
a little sesame oil for richness or a splash of lemon juice for more acid would are great additions too! and throw it all in a blender for a minute to get a creamier dressing.... a hit at my last sushi dinner :)
Emily, the sesame oil in particular would be a great addition. Thanks for the tip!