Asian Sesame Salad Dressing Recipe
Making your own salad dressing is an easy and inexpensive way to add zest and flavor to your salad recipes. Rather than stock up on
a variety of salad dressings that contain added sugars, artificial ingredients, preservatives and chemicals you can whip up you own delicious salad dressings in a matter of minutes. You will find that many of our salad dressing recipes use many of the same ingredients with variations on spices, vinegar and other ingredients. Our Asian Sesame salad dressing is a versatile dressing that you can use to dress up spinach or salad greens or use with our Spicy Asian Turkey and Almond salad recipe. 1 tablespoon sweet rice vinegar
1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
Juice from 1 orange
2 teaspoons fresh orange zest
1 teaspoon finely grated fresh ginger
2 teaspoons honey
1 teaspoon soy sauce
1/2 teaspoon sesame oil
6 tablespoons organic virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds
In a glass bowl whisk all ingredients together except olive oil, salt and pepper. Add olive oil by continuing to whisk mix while pouring in at a steady stream. Add salt and pepper to taste. Mix in sesame seeds.
About the ingredients in this salad recipe:
Spicy Asian Turkey and Almond Salad : Click here to view our easy to make Turkey and Almond salad recipe using Asian Sesame salad dressing.Ginger: The ginger root is not really a root at all, but a rhizome or underground stem. Ginger is harvested nearly year-round so you can usually find fresh ginger in your standard grocery store. The young ginger that is harvested approximately 5 months after planting is used primarily to make candied ginger and ginger syrup. The mature ginger root is used for cooking, spices and teas. The longer that the ginger remains underground before harvest, the hotter and spicier it gets. When purchasing ginger, look for hard, firm rhizomes.
To cook with ginger, peel away the hard skin and then mince, shred or juice as needed. Use ginger in cookies, breads, jams, jellies, sauces or teas. To make a quick and healthy ginger tea, boil a section of peeled root, strain and then add honey and lemon to taste.
