japanese carrot salad dressing

[michelle71]

I'm pregnant and currently avoiding vinegar, but I really miss salad. The carrot dressing you get in a Japanese restaurant doesn't bother me at all and I really love it. Can anyone recommend a store brand? I know that the NY Times had a recipe for it last week, but if I could buy a bottle to keep at work in the fridge, it would be a big help. When I get my energy back I will try from scratch. Nearby I have Wegman's, Trader Joes, and Whole Foods. I'm in the Philly area.

Thanks from me, my stomach and the kid!

michelle

[Debbie M]

Speaking of Japanese dressings, I really like the Angelo Pietro dressings. They do have a ginger dressing, but it has a vinegar base.

http://www.pietrousa.com/ginger.htm

[kare_raisu]

On the topic of japanese dressings - I have been trying to work out the secret formula for the Red Shell brand miso dressing....anyone attempt this? I could bathe in the stuff.

[hummingbird]

I think this is it:

http://www.recipezaar.com/193126

[sandra]

thanks

[sandra]

could you post the nyt recipe please

[michelle71]

Thanks to everyone. I will try your suggestions, plus it's good to know that the NY Times recipe is easy and good. I will try it, maybe this weekend.

Michelle

[KTinNYC]

If you're feeling up to it do try the Bittman recipe. The most difficult part is clean-up. The whole thing takes less than 5 minutes and it is delicious.

[soundpost]

There's a brand called Jo's Japanese Dressing; it comes in a ginger and a miso flavor. I'm in New York Ciy, and I find it at Fairway. Its made by The Magic Bean Company. Their website might list outlets in your area. www.magicbean.com

This is a pretty good product, but doesn't come close to the Mark Bittman recipe you mention from the NY Times.... I've made it several times already. Very quick to put together. I keep it refrigerated in a squeeze bottle. Do give it a try when you're feeling up to it!

[JGrey]

The flavor you are probably looking for is mirin. Blend some with a carrot and fresh ginger, maybe some sesame oil. I would bet that there is rice wine vinegar in that dressing, which is one of the milder forms of vinegar, so you could probably use that.

[CDouglas]

Naturally Fresh Ginger Dressing is a nearly spot-on match to what you get at Benihana. It does contain carrots (third ingredient after soybean oil and water). It comes in 12oz jars in the refrigerated section of your grocery store - I usually find it next to the prepackaged lettuce mixes. It is addictive and my kids all love it as well.

Enjoy.

[linlinchan]

It has been my experience that the orange dressing you get at most Japanese restaurants is ginger, not carrot. I've never run into somewhere with carrot.