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This vegan and oil-free Sesame Ginger Dressing is sweet, nutty and bursting with flavor! It’s also ready to go in about ready in about six minutes.
At this point in my life, making and enjoying homemade salad dressing is one of my favorite simple pleasures. After all, when you make dressings yourself, your salads taste fresher, you have control over the ingredients, and, you have bragging rights to tell everyone that you made the salad dressing from scratch! (I keep telling my ten-year-old twin boys but they don’t seem to care.)
Whether or not you’ve ever made your own salad dressing, this Sesame Ginger Dressing is definitely one you should try – it’s so good and SO easy.
Why this Recipe Works:
- This dressing’s incredible flavor goes marvelously with so many salad toppings, and it has a magical way of taking every salad to the next level of deliciousness.
- You can rest easy knowing that this dressing is oil-free AND it’s insanely easy to make.
What goes well with this salad dressing?
- This dressing goes best with ingredients such as a fresh and crunchy spring mix or chopped romaine, mandarin oranges, slivered almonds, cucumbers, shredded carrots, snap peas, edamame, and all types of peppers. As I mentioned before, however, this dressing goes well with SO many different ingredients.
Looking for other salad dressing recipes? Then you have to try my:
- Vegan Caesar Dressing
- Pear Champagne Salad Dressing
- Sweet and Tangy Lemon Dressing
- Oil-Free “Christmas” Dressing
- 5-Ingredient Oil-Free Balsamic Dressing
How to Make Sesame Ginger Dressing:
1. Pour all of the ingredients into a mason jar or bowl, and then shake or stir to combine. That’s it! Alternatively, you can combine them in a small blender, such as a Magic Bullet.
I hope you adore this dressing recipe as much as I do!
Top Tips for Making Sesame Ginger Dressing:
- Have leftovers? Store in a mason jar or other airtight container in the refrigerator. It keeps for about two weeks.
- This dressing also goes well drizzled over roasted vegetables or stir fries.
Did you try this recipe? Please give it a star rating and let me know what you think in the comments below. Your feedback is very helpful! Thanks in advance.
Did you make this? If you snap a photo, please be sure tag me on Instagram at @AudreyDunham or hashtag #AudreyDunham so I can see your creations!
Sesame Ginger Dressing
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup rice vinegar (not the seasoned type), , or apple cider vinegar
- 1/4 cup maple syrup, plus more to taste
- 3 Tbsp. tahini, plus more to taste
- 1 1/2 Tbsp. dijon mustard
- 1 tsp. soy sauce or tamari for gluten free
- 2 tsp. dried ginger
Before You Begin! I recommend measuring out all ingredients called for in this recipe so they are ready to go the moment you need them.
Instructions
- Simply add all of the ingredients to a mason jar or bowl.
- Shake or whisk well to combine. Alternatively, you can use a small blende to do the job!
Pro Tips From Audrey
- Have leftovers? Store in a mason jar or other airtight container in the refrigerator. It keeps for about two weeks.
- This dressing also goes well drizzled over roasted vegetables or stir fries.
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I had some fresh ginger on hand, so I looked up how much fresh grated ginger (using a grating plane) is equivalent to two tsp of dried ginger. It said *eight* tablespoons. ๐
I donโt think I had that much, but I did grate 4 tbsps (1/4 C) of fresh ginger and then still added one tsp of dried ginger as well.
Superb. Great recipe, thank you, for sharing! ๐๐๐
Made it exactly as the directions say to, and was blown away! This recipe will be going into my personal collection for regular use. Thank you!
So glad to hear it, Sam! I love this dressing, too. Thanks so much for the comment.
I made the dressing and it came out pretty good. I poured it over a salad and steamed vegetables. Yum ๐
So glad you liked it!
This was delicious! I have tried many WFPB dressings on my quest for winners. This was definitely a winner! I added a little orange zest and black pepper Just to meld More with the veggies I was serving with but it was delicious before adding those ingredients!
So happy you liked the dressing, Carrie! This is one of our faves, as well. Thanks so much for taking the time to comment! ๐
Great recipe I added a tablespoon of chunky peanut butter
Great idea!
I hope my original post didn’t go through. No wonder I added monk fruit. As I was putting away my ingredients, there sat the maple syrup unopened. Duh.
I’ve had this recipe saved since you posted it. It’s now in the frig getting cool for a chef salad I’m going to fix tonight. The flavors are amazing. I did add some monk fruit sweetener to taste. Thanks for this great new addition for my salads.
So glad you like it! I’m actually planning on making more today myself.
Thanks for taking the time to comment!
I can’t wait to try this dressing! I would really like the ingredients for the salad you’re showing with this recip
e cuz it’s making me REALLY hungry!
It’s all a fantastic combo! Hope you love it as much as we do.