My sister and mom had to make a quick trip back recently. They spent one day with us and Sis was telling me about a new salad dressing she had recently made. 
Her favorite cookbook is Joy of Cooking and she gave me a copy for Christmas many years ago. As she described the ingredients, I decided I had to look up this recipe in my own Joy of Cooking. It’s now bookmarked!
Japanese Steakhouse Ginger Dressing
Ingredients
- 1/2 c. coarsely chopped carrots
- 1/4 c. coarsely chopped celery
- 1/4 c. peanut oil
- 1/2 c. seasoned rice wine vinegar
- 2 T. chopped peeled fresh ginger
- 2 T. honey
- 1 T. soy sauce
- 2 t. ketchup
- 2 t. fresh lemon juice
- 1 t. salt
- 1/2 t. fresh ground black pepper
- 2 dashes sriracha
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients in a blender and process until thick and smooth.
Yield: 1 1/2 c.
The accompanying salad was made of spinach, shredded carrots, chopped celery, cucumbers, radishes and bean sprouts. I had also intended to toss in some snow peas but I forgot. 🙁
This is a great salad and an even better dressing. It is definitely a way to get your family to eat their vegetables!
I’m not one on the Shogun-esque restaurants, but this recipe makes me want to go and do a test taste. 🙂
I’m linking up with Deb’s Souper Sundays.
P.S. There’s also a great Spanish Rice recipe in Joy of Cooking that my sister’s also famous for. I also just read that they were reissuing the cookbook. It will be available as a ebook, too.
Pinning – sounds fab!
I can’t wait to try this because I am a huge fan of ginger! The salad looks healthy and very tasty, Deb.
That’s such a classic cookbook — and one I still use often. Haven’t made this recipe, though, and it looks wonderful — SO much flavor. Thanks!
That’s a good one! I love my old Joy of Cooking, the spine is starting to come apart but I have so many bookmarks that I hate to get a new one.
That salad and especially the dressing looks perfect–so vibrant. I do love a good ginger dressing.
Thanks for sharing it with Souper Sundays this week. 😉
Great idea! That ginger vinaigrette that’s served in many Japanese restaurants always intrigued me and I never got it right. Definitely never thought of looking in the Joy of Cooking! I have had the book for ages, and have had the app for quite a while too. I don’t know if that’s different from the ebook you mentioned. The recipes in the app are very similar to those in the book.
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