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Japanese-Style Salad Dressing

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  • Prep Time10 min
  • Total Time10 min
  • Makes1 cup
a bottle of wafu Japanese-style dressing with sesame seeds floating to the top of the beaker; the dressing is made with rice vinegar; soy sauce; canola oil; water; ginger; sugar; white onion and roasted sesame seeds for a post on an easy wafu Japanese-style dressing recipe

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Spoon this staple of Japanese cooking over grilled fish or toss it with soba noodles.

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup rice vinegar

  • 3 1/2 tbsp soy sauce

  • 2 tbsp canola oil

  • 2 tbsp water

  • 1 1/2 tbsp minced ginger

  • 1 tbsp granulated sugar

  • 2 tsp grated white onion, (optional)

  • 2 tsp roasted sesame seeds

Instructions

  • WHISK all ingredients in a bowl until combined. Serve immediately over a salad of bibb lettuce, iceberg lettuce, tomato wedges, cucumber slices and radish coins, or refrigerate in a covered container for up to 5 days.

Nutrition (per tbsp)

Calories 24, Carbohydrates 2g, Fat 2g, Sodium 197mg.

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