If you are looking for a light, refreshing salad with a dairy-free dressing, look no further! This salad is super simple to make and is really delicious. It goes great alongside Asian-inspired dishes such as my Simple Garlic Ginger Soup. Or, add a few slices of marinated tempeh or chicken to this salad and serve it as a main meal. The sky’s the limit!
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!Start by making the dressing. In a small mason jar, add 2 tablespoons of rice wine vinegar, 2 tablespoons of sesame oil, and one teaspoon each of maple syrup, soy sauce (or liquid aminos), minced fresh ginger and miso. Seal the mason jar and shake vigorously.
Here’s a tip for mincing ginger. Store your fresh ginger root in a plastic baggie in the freezer. When you need it, pull it out and use a microplane like this one to grate the ginger. Frozen ginger is much easier to work with than room temperature ginger. It grates without getting stringy or clogging up the sharp holes or blades of your microplane or grater. I absolutely love a microplane and use it not only for grating frozen ginger, but garlic, nutmeg and hard cheeses too. I highly recommend you get one!
To assemble the salad, wash and roughly chop 6 cups of your favorite delicate leafy green (lettuce, baby kale, baby spinach, etc.). Place in a large serving bowl along with ¼ cup of roughly chopped cilantro and the shavings of one medium carrot. Drizzle the salad with the Miso Ginger Dressing, toss, top with sliced scallions and enjoy!
Green Salad with Miso Ginger Dressing
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp rice wine vinegar
- 2 tbsp sesame oil
- 1 tsp maple syrup
- 1 tsp soy sauce
- 1 tsp fresh ginger, minced
- 1 tsp miso paste
- 6 cups delicate leafy greens (lettuce, baby kale, baby spinach)
- ¼ cup fresh cilantro, chopped
- 1 medium carrot, shaved or thinly sliced
- 2 scallions, finely sliced
Instructions
- Add first six ingredients to a mason jar or similar container with a tight fitting lid. Shake vigorously to combine ingredients.
- Wash and roughly chop greens and add to a large bowl, along with chopped cilantro, carrot and scallions. Drizzle with dressing, toss to combine and enjoy!
