Easy Ginger Dressing

It’s easy to make your own ginger dressing just like your favorite hibachi restaurant that is packed with healthy ingredients like carrots, ginger, miso, and vinegar.

Every great hibachi meal must start with a simple salad topped with ginger dressing. I must say, I might judge a Japanese restaurant by its ginger dressing. You know some are watery, bland or not enough ginger punch. You can tell when they make it fresh or buy it in a bottle from their supplier.

When I created this miso carrot ginger dressing, I was looking for the perfect balance of flavors that I could easily make at home. I also wanted it to be healthy and full of fresh ginger flavor.

What Is Ginger Dressing Made Of?

There is a lot of debate out there about the original ginger dressing recipe. Many recipes do not include carrots and add things like celery, soy sauce, and onion. However, I found that this recipe yields a healthy fresh dressing that I am used to being served at my local Georgia Japanese hibachi restaurants.

• peeled and shredded carrots

• white vinegar

• honey

• an oil that does not have a strong flavor such as canola oil

• white miso paste found in the refrigerator section

• fresh finely grated ginger root, small roots are best to eliminate stringiness

• pink Himalayan salt

To store this ginger dressing, keep it in the fridge in a tightly sealed jar. It should keep for up to a week and tastes delicious as a salad dressing or tossed with stir fry veggies. It’s a good idea to set the dressing on your countertop 10-15 minutes before you plan on using it. This gives the oil a chance to warm up. Just shake well before serving.

What Are The Health Benefits of Ginger?

According to Healthline ginger is one of the healthiest spices we can add to our diet. It’s packed with nutrients and has many medicinal benefits. So load up on this ginger dressing, it’s good for you.

• Powerful anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties
• Ease nausea due to chemo, pregnancy or motion sickness.
• Ease exercise-induced muscle soreness
• Osteoarthritis symptoms can be reduced
• Lower blood sugars thus improve heart disease risks
• Help treat indigestion
• Reduce symptoms of menstrual pain
• Lower cholesterol
• 6-gingerol in ginger can have a protective effect against cancer
• Protect against age-related damage to the brain

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