
- Robin Berger
- The perfect summer salad
Recently, I decided to try to recreate that dressing at home. The finished product turned out a bit different than the original but, according to my family, I nailed it. We happily consumed giant bowls of mesclun mix from our farm share dressed with it. Since then, I've used it on heads of butter lettuce, baby greens and romaine. The ginger’s warmth, the sesame oil’s deep toasty flavors, the sweetness of the honey and the umami (or fifth sense) of the miso makes a wonderful bowl of salad, one that's worth fighting over.
Miso-Ginger-Sesame Dressing
(Makes enough dressing for 4-5 large bowls of salad)
Ingredients:
1/4 cup rice wine vinegar
2 tablespoons miso (I used white miso, but any variety works.)
1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger or 1/2 teaspoon dried ginger
3 tablespoons toasted sesame oil
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 tablespoon honey
Directions:
Combine all the ingredients and whisk vigorously or blend with an immersion blender, mini food processor or blender.
Lightly dress salad greens before adding extra ingredients. To approximate American Flatbread's version, top with grated or julienned raw carrots or beets, thinly sliced celery, toasted sesame seeds, and crumbled blue cheese or feta.
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