10-Minute Japanese Sesame Dressing That Will Make You Crave Salad

By Sudachi · 10 min

Ingredients

Instructions

1. Toast 2 tbsp white sesame seeds in a dry frying pan over medium heat, shaking often, until fragrant and slightly golden. Remove from the heat right away.
2. While the seeds are still warm, grind them in a mortar until half paste and half powder.
3. In a bowl, stir 1 tsp unseasoned rice vinegar, 1 1/2 tsp sugar and 1 tsp Japanese soy sauce until the sugar dissolves. If using, add 1/8 tsp dashi granules.
4. Add the ground sesame and 2 tbsp Japanese mayonnaise to the bowl and whisk until smooth and creamy.
5. Whisk in 1 tsp toasted sesame oil until combined. Use straight away, or chill for 15 to 30 minutes.
6. Large batch: toast 140 g white sesame seeds in a large dry pan until golden and fragrant, then blitz in a food processor until half paste and half powder.
7. In a small bowl, whisk 40 ml unseasoned rice vinegar, 40 ml Japanese soy sauce, 4 tbsp sugar and, if using, 1 tsp dashi granules until fully dissolved. Pour into the food processor.
8. Add 230 g Japanese mayonnaise and 40 ml toasted sesame oil to the processor and pulse until smooth, creamy and well combined.

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