World Cuisines: Sushi Restaurant Salad with Carrot-Ginger Dressing (Japan)

Salad

Ingredients:
- 1 iceberg lettuce, chopped
- 2 medium tomatoes, chopped into larger pieces
- 1/2 cucumber, sliced
- 2/3 cup Carrot-Ginger Dressing
- 1/2 medium red onion, sliced
- 6 radishes, sliced (optional)
- salt and pepper to taste

Preparation:
Put all the vegetables into a large bowl. Sprinkle with salt and pepper a bit. Dress the salad.

Makes 4 servings

Carrot-Ginger Dressing

Ingredients:
- 2 medium carrots, peeled and chopped
- 1/2 medium white onion, peeled and chopped
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh ginger
- 2 tbsp miso paste
- 1/4 cup rice vinegar
- 2 tbsp honey
- 2 tbsp sesame oil
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1/4 cup water
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper

Preparation:
Put everything into a blender and puree until smooth. It makes 2 1/2 cups. You can keep the rest in a fridge for several days and use it for more salads or cut the recipe in a half and make less.

Whenever we go to a Japanese restaurant, we always order the salad as an appetizer. We always wondered what is that delicious dressing but we couldn't find the answer for a while.

We found the general idea in "It's All Good"  by Gwyneth Paltrow & Julia Tursheen. We have modified it a bit and we like it.