Easy Miso Salad Dressing

A sweet and salty umami packed dressing that will take all of your salads to the next level. This easy miso salad dressing delivers a punch of umami flavor!

Making salad dressing can be quite a daunting task because it is all about a balance of flavors. Luckily, they all come down to proportions and with a little bit of practice you’ll be making show stopping salad dressings in no time.

Check out how to make our yummy easy miso salad dressing below!

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Easy Miso Salad Dressing

Author: Garnish. Cuisine: Asian, Japanese Recipe Keys: Vegan V vegetarian

Difficulty: Beginner Prep Time 5 mins Total Time 5 mins

Servings: 4

Best Season: Suitable throughout the year

Ingredients

Servings

• 4 tbsp White Miso Paste
• 4 tbsp Lemon Juice (*)
• 4 tbsp Water
• 4 tbsp Sugar
• 2 tbsp Olive Oil
• 1 tbsp Sesame Oil
• ¹⁄₂ tbsp Sesame Seeds

Instructions

1. Add all of the dressing ingredients in to a jar or bowl.

   Watch the process here! 

2. Then shake or whisk to incorporate all of the ingredients.

3. Taste and adjust flavors until they are balanced.

4. Enjoy on a simple mixed greens salad or on a more elaborate salad!

Note

• * You can substitute the lemon juice for any citrus (lime, orange, etc.) . Here we used lime juice because it was what we had on hand.
• This recipe is ratio based and once you remember that then it is easy to scale the recipe up or down depending on your needs. 
• We highly suggest adding a pinch of MSG at the end because it helps pumps up the umami flavor.

Keywords: miso paste, miso, white miso, salad dressing, white miso, white miso paste, miso salad dressing, umami

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