I have been trying to come up with ways to dress a salad that don't involve tons of oil and/or nuts lately. It's tough! Some of my favorite dressings are nut-based and it seems like everything else has at least 1/2 cup of oil in it! Having lunch at Papaya the other day, however, I was served a salad with a very light and incredibly good miso ginger dressing. I figured I could re-create it pretty easily and not use too much fat, and I was right!
Miso Ginger Dressing
1/4 cup white miso
3 tablespoons rice vinegar
1 1/2 tablespoons raw agave nectar
1 tablespoon finely grated ginger
1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil
2 tablespoons water.
Whisk together the first 4 ingredients in a bowl. Slowly whisk in the sesame oil until completely integrated. Then whisk in the water (you can add more if you want to dilute the dressing more). Drizzle over a salad and enjoy! I threw mine over a salad of: romaine lettuce, red onions, cucumber, tomato, red pepper, shredded carrots, and bean sprouts. Brilliant. : )
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I have the same issue with trying to dress salads without nut/oil dressing. This is perfect!
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