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.