Japanese Vegan Miso Salad Dressing

This Japanese-inspired miso and ginger salad dressing recipe has a perky gingery Asian flavor with a hint of saltiness and sweetness from the combination of the lightly sweet rice vinegar, salty soy sauce and miso, savory sesame oil and the fresh ginger. 

If you're not used to miso or to Japanese flavors, it's possible that you may find the miso flavor a bit too strong or salty. You can dilute this dressing with a bit more water and sesame oil, or try it with a little bit of soy milk. The soy milk will thin it out and add to the creaminess while cutting the strong miso flavor, but you won't actually taste the soy milk as long as you just add just a little bit (no more than a few tablespoons). 

This vegan miso salad dressing would also make a great spring roll dipping sauce if you just a little less water to keep it a bit thick. Another fun variation? Instead of water, try thinning this miso dressing out with a bit of orange juice for a Japanese-inspired miso-orange dressing.