Japanese Restaurant Ginger Salad Dressing

[Ellen]

OK, not anything in the AG, but per Gisette's request  :

1/2 c minced onion
1/2 c peanut oil
1/3 c rice vinegar
2 tbs water
2 tbs minced fresh ginger
2 tbs minced celery
2 tbs ketchup
4 tsp soy sauce
2 tsp sugar
2 tsp lemon juice
1/2 tsp minced garlic
1/2 tsp salt

Combine all ingredients in a blender and blend on high speed 30 seconds or until all ginger is pureed.

[gisette]

Thank you! I love that stuff.

[Ellen]

Me too! That's one of my favorite things at the Japanese restaurant!

[sprout83]

I haven't tried this before, what's it like? I love experimenting with new foods.

[Ellen]

Definitely try it Sprout. If you have ever been to a Japanese steakhouse they serve a salad with the meal that has this dressing. I love ginger!

[sprout83]

Thanks Ellen. I will deffinitely have to try this. It looks so easy to make too. 

[gisette]

I made it tonight. Having my mother over for Mother's Day tomorrow, so did some do-ahead cooking tonight (set  sate' to marinate and made the ginger dressing). It's excellent! Thank you, Ellen. 

I was tempted to use tomato paste instead of the ketchup, but I'm glad I didn't. The ketchup is definitely a key flavor. It's also a little overpowering though, so making it again, I'd cut the 2 Tbsp down to maybe 4 tsp.

Oh. Indonesian sate' is something to make with Aerogarden herbs, too. My cilantro is in a pot, but... still. I never would have grown it this year except I found I was so disappointed when my Aerogarden wouldn't grow it. (I haven't tried its replacement pod yet. They gave me a really vast array of choices, and I picked Thai basil. But I'm saving that for the fall.)

The salad dressing is going over fresh Aerogarden lettuces and Swiss chard, plus some outdoor chard and baby spinach.

[Ellen]

Oh, I am so glad you enjoyed it! I'm glad you didn't substitute for the ketcup Gisette. I agree with you, I don't think tomato paste would work as well. I'd love to get that sate recipe. They replaced the cilantro with thyme in the newer AG's, but cilantro is readily available here.

[gisette]

I'll try to get you the saté recipe soon. Right now, time to kick back. Sorry, this one's a retyping, not a copy-paste.

[Ellen]

Poor Gisette. Sit down and put your feet up. I just read about you cooking and caring for others all day. You deserve a break and I can wait for the sate recipe. I'm not allowed in the kitchen today anyway. Maybe later this week....   

[gisette]

LOL! Thanks.