Carrot Ginger Miso Salad Dressing Food

CARROT GINGER DRESSING

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What makes the salad dressing often served in sushi restaurants so delicious? The orange gives away the carrots, but everything else is blended into a smooth, tangy and well-balanced vinaigrette. Apple is used as an unexpected natural sweetener and miso adds a salty complexity. Be sure to find white miso; it is subtly sweet and mellow compared to other varieties and won't affect the color of your dressing.

Provided by Food Network Kitchen

Categories condiment

Time 10m

Yield about 1 1/4 cups

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

1 large carrot, peeled and roughly chopped (about 4 ounces)
1/2 red apple, such as Gala, Honeycrisp or Fuji, peeled, cored and roughly chopped (about 3 ounces)
One 1 1/2-inch piece fresh ginger, peeled and roughly chopped
1 clove garlic, peeled
1/4 cup white miso
1/4 cup unseasoned rice vinegar
3 tablespoons toasted sesame oil
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

Steps:

Add the carrot, apple, ginger, garlic, miso, rice vinegar, sesame oil, 1 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper to a blender. Puree until smooth. (If necessary, stop the blender and scrape down the sides with a rubber spatula to help the ingredients blend completely.) Season to taste with salt and pepper.
Use immediately or transfer to an airtight container and refrigerate for up to 7 days.

MISO-GINGER DRESSING

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This classic Japanese dressing elevates a simple green salad into something restaurant-worthy. We also like it spooned on top of a pile of sautéed spinach or drizzled over a piece of grilled fish.

Provided by Mark Bittman

Categories easy, quick, condiments

Time 5m

Yield About 1 1/4 cups

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

1/4 cup peanut oil or neutral oil, like grapeseed or corn
1/4 cup rice vinegar
3 tablespoons mild or sweet miso, like yellow or white
1 tablespoon dark sesame oil
2 medium carrots, roughly chopped
1 inch long piece fresh ginger, cut into coins
Salt
freshly ground black pepper

Steps:

Put all ingredients except salt and pepper into a food processor and pulse a few times to mince carrots. Then let machine run for a minute or so, until mixture is chunky-smooth. (If you want it smoother, use a blender.) Taste and add salt and pepper to taste.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 131, UnsaturatedFat 6 grams, Carbohydrate 14 grams, Fat 7 grams, Fiber 3 grams, Protein 3 grams, SaturatedFat 1 gram, Sodium 798 milligrams, Sugar 5 grams, TransFat 0 grams

MISO CARROT SAUCE WITH GINGER (JAPANESE SALAD DRESSING)

Miso Carrot Sauce With Ginger (Japanese Salad Dressing) image

Really nice dressing! One measure of a good home cook is the ability to make your own salad dressing. Or so says Mark Bittman in the food section of the New York Times. This is the orange dressing you sometimes see on your too-cold salad in Japanese restaurants. I made this tonight, and thought it was much better than any other I ever tried at a Japanese restaurant! I made this with half the corn oil, so if you'd like to try the original recipe you can increase amount to 1/4 cup. I did not decrease the sesame oil (but did use regular).

Provided by Kumquat the Cats fr

Categories Sauces

Time 10m

Yield 1 1/4 cup, 5 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

2 tablespoons grapeseed oil or 2 tablespoons corn oil
1/4 cup rice vinegar
3 tablespoons white miso
1 tablespoon dark sesame oil
2 medium carrots, peeled and cut into big pieces
1 inch gingerroot, peeled and cut into coins
1 -2 teaspoon sugar (optional) or 1 -2 teaspoon sugar substitute, to taste (optional)
salt and pepper, to taste

Steps:

Put all ingredients except salt and pepper in a food processor and pulse a few times to mince carrots.
If using a blender, turn on briefly and turn off and repeat a few times. Then let machine run for a minute or so until mixture is chunky-smooth.
Taste and add salt and pepper to taste.
Serve immediately or cover tightly and refrigerate for up to several days.

TOFU-CARROT GINGER DRESSING WITH MISO

Tofu-Carrot Ginger Dressing with Miso image

Very similar to the dressing served in Japanese restaurants over iceberg lettuce. Also good on a tossed salad or as a marinade for chicken or seafood. Most any silken tofu will work in this recipe from an older issue of Cooking Light. 2 T. = 1 serving

Provided by Leslie in Texas

Categories Salad Dressings

Time 16m

Yield 1 1/4 cups, 10 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

1/2 cup grated carrot
1/2 cup silken tofu
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1 tablespoon rice vinegar
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
2 tablespoons yellow miso (soybean paste)
2 teaspoons peeled chopped fresh ginger
1 teaspoon honey
1/4 teaspoon sea salt or 1/4 teaspoon table salt
1 clove garlic, crushed

Steps:

Place all ingredients in a blender or food processor; process until smooth.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 20.4, Fat 1.4, SaturatedFat 0.2, Sodium 108.7, Carbohydrate 1.9, Fiber 0.2, Sugar 1, Protein 0.2