This homemade sesame dressing adds bold flavor to homemade salads. It only requires four basic ingredients: toasted sesame oil, soy sauce or tamari sauce, lemon juice, and a little Dijon mustard.
If you have the time and energy, add freshly toasted sesame seeds, fresh ginger and garlic. They add a touch of flavor, but this sauce is truly delicious in its simplest form.
Make this sesame dressing when you’re craving a green salad. It’s easy to make using basic pantry ingredients, and it tastes so much better than store-bought dressings.
I have prepared this recipe to serve on This seaweed saladBut it goes with so many other things. Here’s a complete list of suggestions for making your own salad tonight!
How to serve sesame sauce
This salad dressing is the perfect accompaniment to Asian-influenced main dishes. It’s almost certain to complete your meal when the appetizers include flavors like soy sauce, sesame oil, or ginger. Try it with Fried rice with extra vegetables, Vegetarian Pho Soup, Vegetarian Sushi Platters Or homemade sushi rolls.
Complementary salad ingredients
To complete your meal with a healthy dose of vegetables and fruits, you can prepare a simple salad using any of the following ingredients.
- Avocado
- paprika
- Broccoli, raw or grilled
- cabbage
- carrot
- cherry tomatoes
- Coriander
- option
- Soybeans (peeled)
- green beans
- Green onions
- Leafy greens, including lettuce, romaine lettuce, and spring greens
- Seaweed
- Snow peas or snow peas
- Thai basil
More sauces to make
Homemade salad dressing makes a huge difference, and I think you’ll love it. Watch Full range of salad dressings here.
Please let me know how your sesame mixture turns out in the comments! I would love to hear from you and am eager to hear how you serve this.
sesame sauce
- author: Cookie and Kate
- Preparation time: 10 minutes
- Total time: 10 minutes
- fruit: ½ cup 1S
- category: salad dressing
- road: By hand
- kitchen: Inspired by East Asia
- Diet: vegetable
This sesame dressing adds a fresh, bright flavor to homemade salads! The recipe is easy to make with sesame oil, soy sauce, and lemon juice. Yields about 1/2 cup.
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ingredients
- 1 tablespoon Sesame seeds (optional, for texture and flavour)
- ¼ cup toasted sesame oil
- 2 tablespoons Low sodium soy sauce or tamari
- 2 tablespoons lemonade
- 2 to 3 1 teaspoon finely grated fresh ginger
- 1 1 clove of garlic, crushed or minced
- ½ teaspoon Dijon mustard
- A sprinkle of red pepper flakes (optional, for seasoning)
directions
- If using the optional sesame seeds, place them in a small skillet over medium-low heat and cook, stirring occasionally, until they begin to turn golden, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from heat.
- In a liquid measuring cup or small bowl, combine the sesame oil, tamari, lemon juice, 2 teaspoons ginger, garlic, mustard, optional red pepper flakes, and optional toasted sesame seeds.
- Whisk until well combined. Taste, and if the flavor is not yet apparent, add a pinch of salt. If you want a stronger ginger flavor, mix in the extra teaspoon now.
- This sauce can be served immediately, but the flavor is best after letting it sit for twenty minutes. You can store the sauce in the refrigerator, covered, for up to a week.
Notes
Make it gluten free: Make sure to use gluten-free soy sauce instead of regular soy sauce.
In a hurry? You can simplify this sauce by skipping the sesame seeds, garlic, and ginger. The sauce will still have a great flavor.
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