This Carrot Ginger Miso Dressing is quickly becoming one of my favorite dressings of all time. It’s rich and creamy without any dairy (it’s vegan)! Pour it over salads or use it as a dipping sauce for veggies. The recipe couldn’t be simpler, it has only 5 ingredients and 1 step!
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Ingredients For Vegan Carrot Ginger Miso Dressing
- Carrot
- Toasted Sesame Oil
- Rice Vinegar
- Mellow White Miso
- Fresh Ginger
How to Make Carrot Ginger Miso Dressing
From start to finish the salad dressing will take you only 5 to 10 minutes (depending on how fast you can peel the ginger)!
Step 1: Peel the fresh ginger. Peeling fresh ginger can be a challenge because of its irregular shape. It’s hard to peel the skin in between the branches. (See my tips to peel ginger below). Next peel the carrot.
Step 2: Throw the carrot, ginger, miso, rice vinegar and toasted sesame oil into a high speed blender. I like using the Vitamix. Emulsify until the dressing is completely smooth. It will look like cheese sauce when it’s done.
There are two ways to peel ginger.
- Using a Peeler
- With a Spoon
Using a peeler to shave the ginger is faster than peeling it with a spoon. But if you aren’t careful you can cut yourself. Slice the ginger into straight peices to make it easier to peel. If you cant get every little bit of skin off, don’t worry. As long as you get most of it off the dressing will still be tasty.
It’s definetly safer to peel ginger with the back of a spoon. Turn the spoon over in your hand so that the back of the spoon is facing up. Use the tip of the spoon to scrape off the skin. You’ll be surprised at how well this works!
How Long Does Miso Dressing Last?
This dressing is so good it has never lasted long enough in my fridge to go bad. But you can keep it in the fridge for seven days. It’s perfect to make on the weekend so that you have salad dressing all week long!
Creamy dressings also freeze well. So you can also freeze it. I recommend freezing the dressing in ice cube trays for perfectly frozen portions.
Benefits of Miso Paste
Did you know that miso paste is full of minerals, vitamin B, E and folic acid? The most beneficial thing about miso is that it’s fermented. Fermented food provide your gut with probiotics. These friendly bacteria help us digest our food and create our own B vitamins! Miso paste is loaded with gut healing bacteria.
Ingredient Substitutions and Tips
- If you’re avoiding soy you can use chickpea miso instead of regular miso paste.
- If the dressing is too salty or acidic for you add more carrots and sesame oil.
- If the dressing isn’t salty enough add an additional teaspoon of miso paste.
More Healthy Dressing Recipes
- Oregano Vinaigrette
- Vegan Green Goddess Dressing
- Dairy Free Vegan Ceasar Dressing
- Vegan Balsamic Vinaigrette with Dijon Mustard
Carrot Ginger Miso Dressing
Equipment
- Vitamix
Ingredients
Carrot Ginger Miso Dressing
- 1 small Carrot peeled and roughly chopped
- 1/4 C Toasted Sesame Oil
- 1/4 C Rice Vinegar
- 3 T Mellow White Miso
- 1-2 Inches Ginger 2-3 Tbsp
Instructions
- Peel the fresh ginger using the back of a spoon or peeler. Peeling fresh ginger can be a challenge because of its irregular shape. (See my tips to peel ginger in post). Next peel the carrot.
- Throw the carrot, ginger, miso, rice vinegar and toasted sesame oil into a high speed blender. Emulsify until the dressing is completely smooth. It will look like cheese sauce when it's done.
Chef Dennis says
your dressing was so easy to make and OMG delicious!! Thanks for sharing
Taleen | Just As Tasty says
This sounds so healthy and delicious! My husband loves ginger so I am definitely making this dressing soon.
Maren Epstein says
Thanks so much! I hope he likes it!
Maren Epstein says
Awesome I hope he likes it!
Andréa Janssen says
So easy to prepare, but this dressing got such a lot of flavor. I’m sure going to prepare some delicious salads with it.
Maren Epstein says
Thanks so much Andrea! I love how simple and yet flavorful it is.
Magali says
carrot, ginger sounds great to me. adding miso to that! It’s 🔥. This dressing looks so delicious!
Maren Epstein says
Thank you so much!!!!
Maren Epstein says
Thanks so much Magali I hope you get to try it!!!
Sanna says
This sounds really delicious. I’m definitely trying it out.
Maren Epstein says
I hope you like it! It’s so quick and easy.
Maren Epstein says
Thanks so much Sanna!