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A drizzle of creamy Japanese sesame dressing levels up any green salad.
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Creamy Sesame Dressing

Making this thick and creamy Japanese Sesame Dressing is as easy as whisking a handful of ingredients together, and yet it makes for a delicious sauce and salad dressing for anything from fresh vegetables, to shabu shabu, to chilled noodles.
Course Condiments & Pickles
Cuisine Japanese-Western
Keyword dressing, sauce
Level Beginner
Main Ingredient Grains & Seeds
Diet Dairy-Free, Pescatarian, Vegetarian
Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Servings 10 servings
Calories 142kcal
Author Marc Matsumoto

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 110 grams Japanese mayonnaise (~½ US cup)
  • 80 grams sesame paste (~⅓ US cup)
  • 3 tablespoons rice vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon maple syrup
  • 1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil
  • 1 teaspoon ginger juice
  • 1 teaspoon salt
Grams + US Cups - US Standard

Instructions

  • Prepare 1 teaspoon ginger juice by grating fresh ginger and then squeezing 1 teaspoon ginger juice out of the pulp.
    1 teaspoon ginger juice
    Grating ginger into a bowl to make sesame dressing.
  • Whisk the 110 grams Japanese mayonnaise, 80 grams sesame paste, 3 tablespoons rice vinegar, 1 tablespoon soy sauce, 1 tablespoon maple syrup, 1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil, 1 teaspoon ginger juice, and 1 teaspoon salt together until it's smooth and creamy.
    110 grams Japanese mayonnaise, 80 grams sesame paste, 3 tablespoons rice vinegar, 1 tablespoon soy sauce, 1 tablespoon maple syrup, 1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil, 1 teaspoon ginger juice, 1 teaspoon salt
    Whisking dressing in a bowl.
  • Store the sesame dressing in a jar or squeeze bottle in the refrigerator until you are ready to use it on a Japanese salad.
    Store the sesame dressing in a bottle.

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Nutrition

Calories: 142kcal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 7g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.02g | Cholesterol: 5mg | Sodium: 406mg | Potassium: 47mg | Fiber: 0.4g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 13IU | Vitamin C: 0.3mg | Calcium: 15mg | Iron: 0.4mg