Asian Salad Dressing

This Asian salad dressing recipe is the absolute perfect blend of delicious Asian flavors to drizzle over any salad! With ginger, garlic, sesame oil, soy sauce, and perfectly sweetened with honey, Asian salad dressing just doesn’t get better than this.

What Makes This Recipe So Good

• It’s so quick and easy. Seriously, we’re talking less than 5 minutes from pantry to table.
• It’s perfect for salads (obviously) but it’s also great on steamed veggies, slaws, and noodles, too!
• You can use it as a salad dressing or as a marinade for chicken or the protein of your choice! Depending on the amount of protein you’re marinating, you may need to make a double-batch of Asian salad dressing. Pour the dressing into a sealable plastic bag, add raw protein, and marinate 30 minutes at room temperature or 1-2 hours in the fridge.
• It’s perfect for meal prepping. Store your Asian salad dressing in the fridge in an airtight container and it’ll keep for 2 weeks. Make it ahead of time and portion it into individual servings (finally a use for those tiny Tupperware containers!) for easy grab-and-go lunches!

Key Ingredients

Sesame Oil – Sesame oil is nice and neutral, but if you really want to dial the flavor up, use a toasted sesame oil. It’ll add a little nuttiness to your dressing. YUM.

Ginger – The amount of flavor you get will depend on the age of your fresh ginger. Green/spring ginger is more mild than mature ginger. Both give your Asian salad dressing a sharp, spicy, peppery flavor.

Honey – The sweetness of the honey balances out the tanginess of the vinegar. For a vegan option, swap this out with maple syrup.

Chef’s Tips

• EVOO gives this dressing a really nice texture, but you can use any neutral oil you like best instead! Grapeseed oil, avocado oil, or even canola oil would work fine.
• The blender is the easiest and fastest way to get a smooth Asian salad dressing, but if you don’t have one, you can make the dressing in a bowl or in a glass jar with a lid! See the recipe card below for more details.
• Fresh ginger and garlic give you a better flavor than dried, powdered versions, but you can use those instead if that’s what you have on hand! We’re all about using what you’ve got. You may want to adjust the quantities of each if you’re using dried.

Other Dressings & Condiments You’ll Enjoy

• Miso Dressing
• Cilantro Lime Dressing
• Whole30 Ranch Dressing (“Dump Ranch,” Paleo, Dairy-Free)
• Creamy Whole30 Balsamic Dressing (Paleo, Vegan)
• Whole30 Caesar Dressing (Dairy-Free Caesar Dressing)
• Avocado Salad Dressing
• Hot Bacon Dressing

Recipe By: Cheryl Malik

5 from 7 votes

Asian Salad Dressing

Prep 5 minutes minutes

Cook 0 minutes minutes

Total 5 minutes minutes

The absolute perfect blend of delicious Asian flavors to drizzle over any salad! With ginger, garlic, sesame oil, soy sauce, and perfectly sweetened with honey,.

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6 servings

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Equipment

• standard blender or bowl and whisk, or glass jar with airtight lid

Ingredients

• ▢ 2 cloves garlic peeled
• ▢ 1 teaspoon fresh ginger chopped
• ▢ ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
• ▢ 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
• ▢ 1 ½ tablespoons honey see Notes for vegan
• ▢ 2 tablespoons sesame oil
• ▢ 2 tablespoons soy sauce see Notes for paleo
• ▢ 1 pinch salt

Instructions

Blender Method

• Add 2 cloves garlic, 1 teaspoon fresh ginger, ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil, 2 tablespoons rice vinegar, 1 ½ tablespoons honey, 2 tablespoons sesame oil, 2 tablespoons soy sauce, and 1 pinch salt to blender. Blend until ingredients are fully combined and mixture is smooth.
  

Bowl & Whisk Method

• Finely mince or press 2 cloves garlic, then add garlic to bowl.
• Finely grate 1 teaspoon fresh ginger, then add ginger to bowl.
• Add ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil, 2 tablespoons rice vinegar, 1 ½ tablespoons honey, 2 tablespoons sesame oil, 2 tablespoons soy sauce, and 1 pinch salt to bowl with garlic and ginger. Whisk vigorously until ingredients are fully incorporated.

Glass Jar Method

• Finely mince or press 2 cloves garlic, then add garlic to glass jar.
• Finely grate 1 teaspoon fresh ginger, then add ginger to glass jar.
• Add ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil, 2 tablespoons rice vinegar, 1 ½ tablespoons honey, 2 tablespoons sesame oil, 2 tablespoons soy sauce, and 1 pinch salt to glass jar with garlic and ginger. Secure lid on jar and shake jar vigorously until ingredients are fully incorporated.

To Serve

• Serve salad dressing immediately, or transfer dressing to airtight container and refrigerate until ready to serve.

• Make it Vegan: Use maple syrup instead of honey.
• Make it Paleo: Use coconut aminos instead of soy sauce.
• Make it Gluten-Free: Use a gluten-free soy sauce, tamari, or coconut aminos. Check all your other ingredient labels, too!
• Storage: Refrigerate in an airtight container up to 2 weeks.

Nutrition Info

Approximate Information for One Serving

Serving Size: 1servingCalories: 143calProtein: 1gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 2gSodium: 342mgPotassium: 21mgTotal Carbs: 5gFiber: 1gSugar: 4gNet Carbs: 4gVitamin A: 1IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 4mgIron: 1mg

Nutrition Disclaimers

Number of total servings shown is approximate. Actual number of servings will depend on your preferred portion sizes.

Nutritional values shown are general guidelines and reflect information for 1 serving using the ingredients listed, not including any optional ingredients. Actual macros may vary slightly depending on specific brands and types of ingredients used.

To determine the weight of one serving, prepare the recipe as instructed. Weigh the finished recipe, then divide the weight of the finished recipe (not including the weight of the container the food is in) by the desired number of servings. Result will be the weight of one serving.

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