You know, the orange gingery dressing that comes on the complimentary salad you (sometimes) get when you order sushi. What’s it called? And more importantly, how can I make it?
Topsecretrecipes.com has a good version based on the one you get at Benihana.
It also works well as a marinade for chicken on the grill.
Basically, it’s rice vinegar; ketchup; minced ginger; oil; salt, pepper, minced celery and some peanut butter blended well. I usually add some sesame oil.
As to what it’s called, I haven’t the foggiest, as every Japanese person I know says it’s an American thing, but I’d welcome opinions from the Dopers resident in Japan.
From here:
Japanese Steakhouse Ginger Salad Dressing CopyCat Shogun Steak
[ul]1/2 cup minced onions
1/2 cup peanut oil
1/3 cup rice vinegar
2 tablespoons water
2 tablespoons minced fresh ginger
2 tablespoons minced celery
2 tablespoons ketchup
4 teaspoons soy sauce
2 teaspoons sugar
2 teaspoons lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon minced garlic
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper[/ul]
Blend.
If it doesn’t have sesame oil in it, it’s probably not a Japanese dressing.
Okay, that’s not strictly true, but the one you describe is not one that I associate as being “Japanese.” It sounds more like Kraft’s take on French dressing than anything else.
There’s a brand here in California called Red Shell that makes the dressing I associate with Japanese restaurants–a kind of mayonnaisey creamy dressing with a hint of miso.
Funny, my favorite Japanese restaurant in New York’s used a salad dressing that both fits the description of the OP and tasted an awful lot like French dressing with a slight Japanese flair.
I’ve had a really tasty miso dressing at Japanese restaurants before.
I’d always liked the salad dressing at Kojii’s at The Block At Orange. Turns out it’s basically mayonaise and light soy sauce.
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