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Sweet Asian Salad Dressing

April 18, 2011 by Katie Wells
Sweet Asian Salad Dressing Recipes

In my younger years, I absolutely loved Chinese food (especially of the PF Chang variety) and ate it often. I cringe to think how much MSG, high fructose corn syrup, and other terrible ingredients I consumed back then.

When we switched to real food, I stopped eating the processed versions of my favorite foods, but decided to look for healthier alternatives instead. I eventually created healthy versions of Chinese recipes that I loved, such as:

  • Sweet and Sour Chicken
  • Mandarin Chicken
  • Cashew Chicken Lettuce Wraps
  • Vegetable Fried Cauliflower Rice
  • Color Burst Salad
  • Shrimp Fried Rice

One of my very favorite foods was a delicious Asian salad that had an amazing dressing I’d eaten at a little restaurant on a trip one time, so of course I wanted to recreate it. This Asian salad dressing recipe is the result, and I love whipping it up for a quick salad topping or a marinade for meats or fish. I use coconut aminos instead of soy sauce in all my real food Chinese recipes.

This Asian style dressing is delicious drizzled on cauliflower rice or as an overnight marinade to make sesame chicken. It takes seconds to make and is full of flavor.

Sweet Asian Salad Dressing Recipes

Sweet Asian Salad Dressing Recipe

Katie Wells
A simple salad dressing recipe with hints of ginger, coconut aminos, and honey. It also makes a great marinade for meats and fish.
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Prep Time 1 min
Total Time 1 min
Course Condiment
Cuisine Chinese
Servings 2 cup
Calories 66 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1/3 cup olive oil
  • 3 TBSP apple cider vinegar
  • 2 tsp coconut aminos
  • 2 tsp honey
  • ½ tsp fresh ginger (grated)
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ¼ tsp pepper
  • 1 tsp garlic powder 
  • 1½ tsp Chinese 5 spice powder

Instructions
 

  • Put all ingredients in small jar with lid and shake vigorously. You can also mix in blender or small food processor.

Notes

Drizzle this over Asian Color Burst Salad or use it to marinate chicken overnight. 

Nutrition

Serving: 1TBSPCalories: 66kcalCarbohydrates: 1.9gProtein: 0.1gFat: 6.7gSaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 21mgFiber: 0.2gSugar: 1.3g
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About Katie Wells

Katie Wells, CTNC, MCHC, Founder and CEO of Wellness Mama and Co-Founder of Wellnesse, has a background in research, journalism, and nutrition. As a wife and mom of six, she turned to research and took health into her own hands to find answers to her health problems. WellnessMama.com is the culmination of her thousands of hours of research and all posts are medically reviewed and verified by the Wellness Mama research team. Katie is also the author of the bestselling books The Wellness Mama Cookbook and The Wellness Mama 5-Step Lifestyle Detox.

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Discussion (2 Comments)

  1. Ron

    March 28, 2019 at 5:32 PM

    Just discovered coconut aminos and love it. Want to make this salad dressing but don’t want the honey or maple syrup. Think it would work well with eurethritol?

    Reply
  2. Cheryl Slayton

    March 9, 2016 at 10:24 AM

    Do you have to use coconut aminos? Is there a more cost-effective substitute?

    Reply

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