Make Ahead
No-Frills Miso Dressing
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fuhsi
May 11, 2020
I double this recipe for a week's worth of lunch salads during normal times. Now we're in quarantine, it's gentle flavors have enhanced vegetables, full-on stir fry's, tuna/egg salad, and toast. My modifications are an extra 1/2 tsp miso, halve the honey, and finely chopped ginger when we have it.
Luke D.
May 2, 2020
Lol Joy we totally went to the Iowa Young Writer's Workshop together so long ago. I was looking up salad dressing recipes and bumped into your name. Hope all's well and that this dressing is as badass as it looks! Hit me up if you're ever in W. MA!!!!
Rochelle
August 7, 2019
This is my new go-to dressing. An easy weeknight dinner salad with a store bought rotisserie bird. I doctor mine up with Spicy Chili Crisp. Scrumptious!
jennifer
September 9, 2017
When my daughter became a vegetarian, I began using miso to make a vegetarian Caesar Salad dressing. It gave the dressing the umami that usually comes from the anchovies and/or Worcestershire sauce. (Luckily, she still eats cheese, so the parmesan helps, too.) Miso was a great stand in for the missing anchovies, but I have yet to make a Miso Caesar dressing that doesn't curdle or separate a bit. Of course, once it's tossed with the salad, that part (which niggles at the perfectionist in me) doesn't seem to matter to the taste buds at all. Now that I read this recipe, and all the wonderful comments for variations and various uses, I think I'll be incorporating Miso in my dressing for more than just my daughter's special dressing.
Simone J.
May 13, 2018
Eek just to let you know most parmesan has rennet in it which is an animal product. You need to get vegetarian parmesan.
Lizzie D.
May 23, 2016
This is such a great salad dressing. Thank you so much for posting your recipe.
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February 28, 2015
My new favorite use of miso is simply mixing the miso with a little water then tossing cubed turnips and sweet potatoes and roasting in the oven at 400 degrees for about 20 minutes. This is a wonderful side dish or can even be thrown in a salad to add substance. Enjoy!
Miles
March 2, 2015
Sounds great. We just discovered databases and this sounds like a way to roast theme too!
chris
January 6, 2015
Looks like a great all-purpose seasoning, to have conveniently available. I'd feel safe, keeping this (basic) recipe for way longer than one week, in the refrigerator.
brandon
December 3, 2014
having just found myself with an over abundance of of both white miso and rice vinegar was wondering if you had any suggestions???
Miles
March 2, 2014
I'm going to try this (I finally found miso paste (!) over roasted broccoli! Thanks!
Miles
March 3, 2014
Joy - it turned out great! I roasted the broccoli in olive/canola oil mix with salt for about 5 minutes convection, 15 regular. Then I let it cool just a bit and then tossed it with the dressing and finished it off with some toasted pine nuts - this will be a standard at our home now! Thanks!
Joy B.
March 3, 2014
So happy to hear this, Miles. Never tried this dressing with roasted veggies -- you've inspired me!
sel
January 26, 2014
miso makes a wonderful brushed on or hands on coating for roasting chicken or any meats....wonderous condiment for jazzing the otherwise dull mayo. Use your instincts, as with any type of cooking...that is how recipes came into our lives....Sel
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