Carrot Ginger Dressing にんじんドレッシング

If you enjoy the salad dressing served at Japanese restaurants, this delicious Carrot Ginger Dressing recipe is for you. Seasoned with miso, rice vinegar, and sesame oil, this sweet-tangy dressing will zest up your salad. It‘s a light and refreshing addition to any meal.

Many Japanese restaurants in the U.S. serve a salad with either Sesame Dressing or Carrot Ginger Dressing (にんじんドレッシング). While the sesame dressing is creamy and mild, this carrot ginger dressing is light and refreshing with a kick of ginger.

Why You’ll Love This Carrot Ginger Dressing

• It’s SUPER easy and quick to make. Ready in 10 minutes.
• Tastes just like the Japanese restaurant dressing you love. Maybe better!
• Homemade dressings are healthier than store-bought.
• Works great in any salad combination.
• Look at the color. It’s bright, refreshing, and zingy!

All You Need is 10 Pantry Ingredients!

If you cook a few Japanese dishes, you will have these ingredients in your pantry and refrigerator.

1. Carrot
2. Onion
3. Ginger
4. Rice vinegar
5. Oil
6. Sesame oil
7. Miso (I use mellow and mild white miso)
8. Sugar
9. Salt
10. Freshly ground black pepper

That’s it, you can make the carrot ginger dressing right now! 🙂

For the authentic taste, use rice vinegar because it is much milder in flavor than other vinegar.

Use a Food Processor or Blender

Using a food processor makes it easier to create a smooth texture for the dressing.

I use my Cuisinart Food Processor that I have had for years, but if you have a high-powered home blender such as Vitamix, it will work really nicely too.

How to Store Carrot Ginger Dressing

You can store this homemade dressing in an airtight container like a mason jar for up to 1 week in the refrigerator. I recommend pouring out the amount you use in another serving dish and putting the rest of the dressing back in the refrigerator right away. That way, you can keep it for up to 2 weeks. Shake well before you use it.

Similar Recipes:

• Miso Dressing
• Sesame Dressing
• Wafu Dressing (Japanese Salad Dressing)

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Carrot Ginger Dressing

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If you enjoy the salad dressing served at Japanese restaurants, this delicious Carrot Ginger Dressing recipe is for you. Seasoned with miso, rice vinegar, and sesame oil, this sweet-tangy dressing will zest up your salad. It‘s a light and refreshing addition to any meal.

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Prep Time: 10 minutes mins

Total Time: 10 minutes mins

Servings: 6 (roughly 1½ cups per batch)

Ingredients

 

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• ▢ 1 carrot (4.8 oz, 135 g)
• ▢ ¼ onion (2.5 oz, 70 g)
• ▢ 1 knob ginger (1 inch, 2.5 cm; 0.6 oz, 17 g; use young/spring ginger for a milder taste, preferably)
• ▢ 1½ Tbsp sugar
• ▢ 1 Tbsp miso (use white miso for a mild, mellow taste)
• ▢ ¼ tsp Diamond Crystal kosher salt (to taste)
• ▢ freshly ground black pepper (to taste)
• ▢ 1 tsp toasted sesame oil
• ▢ ½ cup rice vinegar (unseasoned) (rice vinegar is mild; DO NOT substitute it with other vinegars as they are too acidic and strong)
• ▢ ¼ cup neutral oil

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Instructions

 

• Gather all the ingredients.
  
• Peel 1 carrot and chop it into ½- to 1-inch (1.25- to 2.5-cm) pieces.
  
• Chop ¼ onion into 1-inch (2.5-cm) pieces.
  
• Peel 1 knob ginger and slice into small pieces. Put all the chopped vegetables into a food processor.
  
• Purée until fine and smooth.
  
• To the food processor, add 1½ Tbsp sugar, 1 Tbsp miso, ¼ tsp Diamond Crystal kosher salt, and freshly ground black pepper.
  
• Add 1 tsp toasted sesame oil, ½ cup rice vinegar (unseasoned), and ¼ cup neutral oil.
  
• Process again until the dressing is completely smooth. Taste the dressing and adjust the seasoning with salt. If it‘s too sour, add a bit more sugar. If you prefer the dressing to be lighter, add water to thin it (I don‘t add water so the dressing will keep longer).
  

To Serve

• Shake well and serve over a green salad (here, I have iceberg lettuce, cucumber slices, and tomatoes).
  

To Store

• You can store the dressing in an airtight container or mason jar for up to 1 week. If you take out the portion you need and put the dressing back into the refrigerator right away, it will keep for up to 2 weeks. Or, you can store it in the freezer for up to a month.

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Carrot Ginger Dressing

Amount per Serving

Calories

121

% Daily Value*

Fat

 

10

g

15

%

Saturated Fat

 

8

g

50

%

Sodium

 

170

mg

7

%

Potassium

 

96

mg

3

%

Carbohydrates

 

7

g

2

%

Fiber

 

1

g

4

%

Sugar

 

5

g

6

%

Protein

 

1

g

2

%

Vitamin A

 

3792

IU

76

%

Vitamin C

 

2

mg

2

%

Calcium

 

13

mg

1

%

Iron

 

1

mg

6

%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Author: Nami

Course: Condiments

Cuisine: Japanese

Keyword: carrot, dressing, ginger, miso, salad

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Editor’s Note: This post was originally published on Mar 23, 2014. The post has been updated with new images and step-by-step images in April 2020.