Grated carrots and a pinch of turmeric give this vinaigrette dressing its orange hue. Carrot ginger miso dressing is a delicious vinaigrette to brighten your leafy lettuce salads!
Rice vinegar brings pleasing tangy-ness, and fresh ginger adds a refreshing bite, while honey and apple juice adds a little sweetness.
The white miso brings a salty accent, but also that certain something taste, umami, the fifth taste. White miso (Affiliate link) is the mellowest of the fermented soybean pastes.
Homemade salad dressings take very little time and are sooo sooo worth those minutes.
More homemade salad dressings from Letty’s Kitchen.
- Sweetened with a little maple syrup or honey, this creamy mellow miso salad dressing is incredibly easy to make–one of our favorites!
- You’ll also like this sesame shiitake salad dressing, a copycat of a popular store-bought dressing.
- This amazing roasted red pepper vinaigrette is another copycat recipe–homemade, it’s even better tasting!
- With just the right amount of chile spice, this brilliant guajillo vinaigrette dressing is mindblowing delicious!
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Carrot Ginger MIso Dressing
Ingredients
- â…“ cup rice vinegar
- 2 tablespoons water
- 2 tablespoons apple juice
- 1 cup grated carrot
- 2 tablespoons minced shallot
- 1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger
- 2 tablespoons white miso (optional)
- 1 tablespoon honey or agave syrup
- ¼ teaspoon fine sea salt
- ¼ teaspoon turmeric
- Pinch cayenne pepper
- ½ cup avocado oil
Instructions
- Pour the vinegar, water and juice in a blender. Add the carrot, shallots, ginger, miso, honey, salt, turmeric and cayenne. Add the avocado oil and blend until smooth.
Yummy recipe ideas! · 21 December, 2013
Thanks Judy. Can’t wait to hear how they work for youL! · 22 December, 2013
I made the recipe, with miso, for Christmas dinner. It was a hit and everyone enjoyed it. Thank you for developing the recipe. It will be a regular in our house. · 28 December, 2013
Thanks Jane.
Great to hear the recipe is a winner with you. · 29 December, 2013