Japanese ginger dressing

Hey all,

There was a post in r/AskCulinary not too long ago regarding the ginger dressing you get at Japanese steak houses, the slightly creamy, slightly sweet, refreshing ginger bite salad dressing they serve with a simple iceberg salad. In the post https://www.reddit.com/r/AskCulinary/comments/athxee/every_japanese_steakhouses_dressing/ one user, u/BlueVentureatWork , posted what goes into their uncle's japanese ginger dressing, I used that to tweak what was already my favorite recipe available.

I have always used Todd Wilbur's copycat recipe as it was the closest, but it seemed to be missing a little something. After messing around for a little while, and using the new found information from that thread in ask culinary, I am fairly certain I have made the closest version of Japanese steak house ginger dressing, at least the version typical up here in New England. I made a batch, it is now in the fridge to see how it turns out after the flavors meld and bloom.

Here is the recipe

• 1 med carrot, peeled and diced
• 1/2 cup minced onion
• 1/4 navel orange, peeled
• 2 to 3 inch piece fresh ginger, minced (to taste)
• 2 TBSP celery, minced
• 1/2 TSP garlic, minced
• 1/2 cup of peanut or canola oil
• 1/3 cup rice vinegar
• 2 TBSP ketchup
• 4 TSP Ponzu (citrus soy sauce - find it, use it!)
• 2 to 4 TBSP orange juice (I used premium)
• 2 TSP fresh lemon juice (fresh is best)
• 1 to 2 TBSP Agave syrup (to taste, honey or sugar can be subbed)
• 1.5 TBSP mayonnaise (yeah, trust me)
• Few drops of sesame oil
• Dash salt and pepper

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Put everything in a blender and blend until smooth. Taste and adjust ginger/sweetness by adding more ginger or agave nectar. Add more orange juice a splash at a time to adjust consistency to your liking but be careful as sweetness will rise. Chill a few hours and enjoy. Makes about 2 cups.

Let me know if you try it.

bon appetit