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Goma Dressing: Japanese Roasted Sesame Salad Dressing

A delicious toasty Sesame Japanese sesame dressing, perfect when served with salads or to dip veggies in.
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time5 minutes
Total Time10 minutes
Course: lunch, Salad
Cuisine: Japanese, salad, Vegan
Diet: Vegan
Servings: 6 serves
Calories: 59kcal
Author: Louise-Claire Cayzer

Equipment

  • Jar
  • 1 Mortar and Pestle

Ingredients

For the Gomae Tahini Dressing

  • 3 tablespoon sesame seeds or tahini or japanese sesame sauce
  • 2 tablespoon rice vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon mirin or water
  • ½ teaspoon brown sugar or maple syrup
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon soya sauce (or tamari) tamari is gluten free soy sauce
  • 2-3 tablespoon warm water enough to thin the dressing
  • 2 tablespoon mayonnaise either vegan mayo or kewpie mayo
  • 1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil or to taste

Instructions

  • Toast the sesame seeds in a pan until golden.
    3 Tbsp sesame seeds
  • Grind the sesame seeds in a spice grinder or mortar and pestle.
  • In a jar, shake all the ingredients together. Add more water if it looks a bit gloopy.
    2 Tbsp rice vinegar, 1 tsp mirin, ½ tsp brown sugar , 1 tbsp olive oil , 1 tsp soya sauce (or tamari), 2-3 Tbsp warm water, 2 Tbsp mayonnaise, 1 tsp toasted sesame oil
  • Taste and taste again to make sure the dressing is balanced.
  • Use on salads or as a dipping sauce.

Video

Notes

You can still have a delicious Japanese salad dressing even if you don't have access to all the special ingredients. Here are some common swaps and additions
  1. Tahini- choose tahini instead of roasted sesame or Japanese sesame sauce. Tahini isn't roasted, so won't have such a deep flavor, but you can add extra toasted sesame oil to give a little extra 'oomph.
  2. White Wine Vinegar or Apple Cider Vinegar in place of rice vinegar.
  3. Lemon juice in place of rice vinegar.
  4. No Mirin- you can leave out the mirin if you wish, just replace it with water. Mirin is quite sweet, so you might want to add a little extra sweetener of your choice.
  5. Fresh Ginger: sometimes fresh ginger is added to this Japanese Dressing. It's definitely a delicious add in.
  6. Without Mayonnaise: Omit the mayo for a healthier dressing that is still delicious. 

Nutrition

Calories: 59kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.003g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 102mg | Potassium: 23mg | Fiber: 0.5g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 4IU | Calcium: 40mg | Iron: 1mg