Creamy Ginger Miso Dressing

Vegan

A Creamy, Oriental-style Light Miso and Ginger-based Dressing To Lively Up Salads, Rice Dishes or Steamed Vegetables

This is delicious with a salad to accompany Chinese, Japanese or Thai style food – try it with lightly steamed mange tout & baby sweetcorn, raw thinly sliced red pepper and slivers of carrot.

Silken tofu is available from large branches of supermarkets (look for Mori-nu or Blue Dragon brands) as well as health food shops. Other brands - Taifun and Clearspring - are sold in health food shops.

Light miso ('sweet' or 'pale') is sold in large branches of Sainsbury or in health food shops. It is mellow and pale yellow in colour.

Serves:

Makes 180ml - about 3/4 of a cup

Time:

5 minutes

Gluten free

No nuts

Ingredients:

110ml/4 oz silken tofu
2 tbsp light miso
1 tbsp rice vinegar or ½ tbsp cider vinegar
1 tbsp spring onions, chopped 2 tsp ginger root, grated
80ml/5 generous tbsp orange juice
1 tsp soy sauce
1 tsp brown sugar or agave syrup
1 tsp sesame oil

Method:

1. Combine all ingredients in a blender or food processor and purée until smooth. It will keep in a screw-top jar in fridge for about a week.