Ginger Salad Dressing is a versatile condiment made with fresh ginger, garlic, soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, and peanut-sesame oil. It can be used on salads, in stir-fries, or as a marinade for meat, fish, or poultry. Variations can include onions, celery, honey, brown sugar, mustard, and pepper. Rice wine vinegar provides acidity, and peanut and sesame oils are added last. Ginger Salad Dressing is a staple in Japanese steakhouses and can be made from scratch or purchased commercially.
Ginger Salad Dressing can be used on salads, in stir-fries, or as a marinade for meat, fish, or poultry. Made with fresh ginger root, garlic, rice wine vinegar, soy sauce, and peanut-sesame oil, this condiment is a staple in Japanese steakhouses. Home cooks can vary ingredients, but fresh ginger should always be used for the best flavor.
Fresh ginger root is peeled to reveal its inner yellow flesh. For use in ginger salad dressing, it should be finely chopped or minced. Minced garlic is also used in the seasoning. Some cooks also like to add finely chopped onions and celery. While the ginger adds a slight spiciness, the soy sauce gives the condiment its saltiness.
Japanese soy sauce, called tare, also tastes sweet. Honey or sugar can be added to other types of soy sauce used in a ginger sauce. If you are using tare, you will likely need fewer sweeteners. While some cooks like to add a little white sugar to the dressing, many others prefer the richer qualities of brown sugar or honey.
To balance the spicy, salty and sweet notes in the salad dressing, a slightly acidic effect is created with the addition of rice wine vinegar. For cooks who don’t live in Asia, you can often find it in an Asian grocery store or other grocery store. Lemon or orange juice is often substituted in recipes for ginger salad dressing. Mustard and pepper can also be added to enhance the flavor of the ginger sauce. Peanut and sesame oils are usually added last. The mixture can be blended together using a hand whisk or an electric food processor or blender.
Simple salads like shredded cabbage mixed with peanuts and chilled ginger dressing can be delicious with the combinations of the different flavors used. Japanese vegetarian tofu can be spiced up in flavor by frying, then tossing with ginger salad dressing. All kinds of french fries can also be seasoned with this seasoning. Marinating any type of fish or poultry and beef in ginger sauce for a few hours before cooking can also make it tastier. While making the dressing from scratch is fairly quick and easy, there are also commercially padded versions available for added convenience.
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