Today, what we’re gonna be doing is making a Japanese-style salad dressing. One of my favorites because it has onion!
Sometimes, I like to put a little bit of chicken in, or a protein, like tofu, into the salads to make it a complete meal
But today, we’re just gonna do it as a side dish.
Sometimes, I also put in some lemon zest to give it a little bit more of a lemony kick.
We also put some honey in for some sweetness
Sometimes, I use a little bit of brown sugar or white sugar, depending on my mood
The predominant flavor is there with a little bit of tang from the lemon juice, as well as the rice vinegar. And very light. We used extra virgin olive oil for a little bit of a kick.
Have you made a salad dressing with onion before, onion and soy sauce?
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PrintJapanese style salad with mizuna and onion dressing
Ingredients
Dressing
- 1 small Onion
- 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 3 tbsp rice wine vinegar
- 2 tbsp mirin
- 1 tbsp Lemon juice
- 1 tsp honey
- 1 tsp 5-peppercorn blend
Salad
- avocado (quartered)
- cherry tomatoes (chopped)
- cucumbers (sliced)
- Mizuna or Japanese mustard greens
- walnuts (crumbled)
Instructions
For the dressing:
- Put olive oil, onion, rice vinegar, mirin, soy sauce, lemon juice, and honey into a food processor.
- Blend until everything is incorporated.
- Add pepper to taste.
- Put the dressing into a container for future use.
For the salad:
- Assemble the mizuna in a salad bowl.
- Add sliced cucumbers, chopped tomatoes, and avocado.
- Add nuts (optional)
- Drizzle the dressing over the salad
- Serve and enjoy!
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