That carrot ginger dressing is definitely ubiquitous and a good guess! I would also venture to guess it might be the goma-ae salad of spinach with a sesame dressing. We do a version of that quite often: Toast about 2 T sesame seeds, grind them with 2 T sugar in mortar and pestle and stir in about 1 T soy sauce. Sometimes we add a bit of sesame oil and brown rice vinegar or a touch of mirin. It is great on all sorts of green vegetables and really quick and easy.
Thanks for the link, Lindsay-Jean. I've been trying similar recipes without finding 'it' -- so everything looks right for this one. Pecosa, hope this is what you want!
Depending on what exactly you're looking for, there are ideas for Japanese-inspired salads on this thread: https://food52.com/hotline/4999-japanese-inspired-green-salad-ideas. Or if you're thinking of lettuce topped with carrot ginger dressing, I like Smitten Kitchen's dressing recipe: http://smittenkitchen.com/blog/2010/04/avocado-salad-with-carrot-ginger-dressing/
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