Asian Dressing For Salad Recipe | The Foodie Affair (2024)

Tangy Asian dressing for salad, complete with real ginger and sesame oil!

Today I’m going to mix it up a bit and teach you how to make something simple but exotic…a homemade salad dressing!

It’s summer, which means it’s salad season! I suppose every season is salad season, actually, but there’s something about the hotter months that makes it all the more wonderful to crunch into lettuce, kale, or spinach.

Homemade Dressings Are Best!

If you’re new to this blog, I know you may be wondering…“Wouldn’t it be easier and quicker to buy an Asian salad dressing?” And my answer is…maybe, but it wouldn’t be any healthier.

Next time you go to the grocery store, take a look at the ingredients and nutritional facts on the back of any of the major brands. Way too much salt, MSG, and unpronounceable nonsense.

No thank you! I understand if it’s the only thing you have access to right now, but if you are able to make this Asian dressing recipe for you and your loved ones…go for it!

Use this Asian dressing recipe for anything!

Other than the fact that it takes about five minutes to put together, and it’s much better for you than most of the dressing at the grocery store, I love this recipe because you can use it on so, so much:

• Obviously, you can drizzle it on a standard summer salad to make it a not-so-standard Asian summer salad. So good. Kale and spinach are my favorite to use with this Asian dressing recipe!
• Throw it on pasta salad, too, if you and the kids aren’t feeling like you want a big bowl of greens…or if you have an outdoor picnic coming up. How amazing would it be to sit under the trees on a beautiful day and chow down with your family on Asian-style pasta salad?
• This dressing is a fabulous marinade. I’ve heard you can try it on fish (salmon especially) and I’ve even heard people use it for beef! Go wild, but my main recommendation is to marinade chicken with it. Yum.

While you’re reading this you’ll probably imagine even more uses for the dressing. These are just the most obvious ones! I’m sure it’d make a great dip, and maybe you could use it with shrimp, gyros, or breadsticks to create a multicultural meal. Try out everything that comes to mind! Isn’t versatility wonderful?

Asian Dressing For Salad Recipe – Ingredients & Utensils Required

Wait until you see how easy this dressing is to put together!

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup reduced-sodium soy sauce, which you can make with…
  • 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
  • 3 Tablespoons finely chopped peeled fresh ginger
• 3 Tablespoons canola oil
• 2 Tablespoons hoisin sauce
• 1 Tablespoon sesame oil (get it fresh!)
• 1 teaspoon sriracha (optional)
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt

Utensils

• A mason jar or other lidded container
• Teaspoons, tablespoons, measuring cups

Instructions

1. Shake all ingredients together in your lidded container…
2. …And you’re done!

It should last for two weeks when refrigerated. I’d throw it out after that. If it starts to smell funny or taste super bitter, it’s gone bad!

Asian Dressing Recipe FAQs

Comment down below!

How will you use this Asian dressing recipe? Are you throwing it on a salad for a healthy side dish, or are you thinking of something a bit more out there? (Out there can be fun!) As always I want to hear what you’re all doing with your creations, and if you have any questions, let me know too.

In need of more exotic summer flavor? See these other recipes!

Other salads and dressings:

• Hawaiian Style Macaroni Salad
• Mediterranean Watermelon Salad
• Grilled Ginger Sesame Chicken Salad
• Spinach Salad With Creamy Roasted Garlic Dressing
• Wedge Salad With Blue Cheese Dressing
• No-Fail Buttermilk Ranch Dressing
• Creamy Italian Salad Dressing

Other meals:

• Three Ingredient Kalua Pork, Slow Cooked
• Veggie Italian Sliders With Red Wine Vinaigrette
• Spicy Tequila Shrimp

I feel like you’d have the most perfect picnic ever if you brought all of these dishes together. Happy summer!