As I always say - great dressings make or break a plant-based meal. It's all in the sauce, trust me. This simple ginger miso dressing is quick, delicious and heart healthy. Add it to any salad for a wonderful meal.

One of my favorite things to order at a sushi restaurant is the ginger miso house salad. It's so fresh tasting and kind of sweet but also tangy.

Years ago I decided to replicate it at home using healthy ingredients. I am not sure how close this recipe is to the real thing but it sure tastes amazing either way. Light, no creamy ingredients, just sesame oil whipped in the blender gives that creamy type of texture.

Some other salads this dressing would be great on:

Vegan Chinese Chicken Salad

Arame Seaweed Salad

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Ginger Miso Dressing Ingredients
Dressing Instructions
Recipe Substitutions
Equipment
Storage
SIMPLE GINGER MISO DRESSING

Ginger Miso Dressing Ingredients

What I love about this recipe is that I usually have all these ingredients on hand. This dressing is made from basic plant-based pantry staples so it makes it easy (not extra last minute amazon orders).

ingredients for ginger miso dressing spread out on a countertop.

Lemon juice
Fresh ginger root
Toasted sesame oil
Miso paste
Sea salt
Raw garlic cloves
Mirin
Sweetener (optional)

See recipe card for quantities.

Dressing Instructions

To make this dressing, I like to use a Vitamix or blender. You can just whisk it together in a bowl as well. But the creamy texture is from the blending.

ginger miso salad dressing in a jar on a countertop with greens in a bowl behind it.

Combine all ingredients in the blender and blend until creamy.

salad dressing in a mason jar with bowl of greens next to it on a countertop

You can use this dressing on any type of salad. For this blog post, I used spinach. But you can shred carrots or beets or cucumber and zucchini. I made it once and poured it over thinly sliced cucumber. It was a perfect texture for the delicate watery cucumber.

Hint: you can add sweetener but mirin comes already sweet. If you are in the mood for a bit more sweetness try agave nectar in this recipe.

ginger miso salad dressing being poured over a large bowl of salad greens on a kitchen countertop

Recipe Substitutions

There isn't a lot you can do here for substitutions. But I have a few fun options.

Orange juice - instead of lemon use orange juice
Rice vinegar - instead of mirin use rice vinegar and then sweetened with extra agave nectar
Olive oil - if you don't have sesame oil, use olive oil - this will totally change the flavor but it's still a delicious and healthy dressing.

This recipe is already very allergen friendly. So no need to swap much in that sense.

Equipment

This recipe is great in that you don't need any extra equipment. Just a bowl and a fork or whisk (for whisking). I used the Vitamix to make my dressing extra creamy but it's not necessary.

Storage

Store dressing in an air tight jar. Keep in the fridge. Good for 2-3 days.