`Sushi-Tei' Salad Dressing

This is what made my boys eat salad for the first time in their lives...and they are still loving it.  

This tangy-sweet japanese style salad dressing, drizzle on a plate of cold crisp lettuce and freshly cut sashimi, is their must-order dish whenever we visit the Sushi-Tei Japanese Restaurant.  

After much trials and errors, I finally managed to come up with the concoction of this dressing.  Although it is a little thicker than the one serve at the restaurant, the taste is almost similar.  Try this, if you want to get your children to eat their greens!
 

'Sushi-Tei' Salad Dressing (Serve 5 - 6) 

 

Sweet and tangy japanese-style salad dressing

Ingredients:

1/3 cup              Big Onion, chopped 

1/2 tsp           Garlic, minced

2 tbsp            Celery*, chopped (optional)

1/2 tsp           Young Ginger, grated

2 tsp              Sugar

1/2 tsp           Salt

1/4 tsp           Black Ground Pepper

2 tsp              Lemon Juice

1 tsp              Sesame Seed Oil

4 tsp              Low-Sodium Soy Sauce

2 tbsp            Ketchup

4 tbsp            Water

1/2 cup           Olive Oil

2 tbsp            Rice Wine Vinegar

1 tsp              Sesame Seeds, toasted

1 tbsp            Radish, grated

* You can substitute with coriander or chinese celery.

Blend all ingredients     

Directions:  

1. Blend all the ingredients, except sesame seeds and radish, together.
2. Cover and chill in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours.
3. Stir in toasted sesame seed and grated radish before serving.  Serve with your favourite salad.

Tips

• This dressing goes well with iceberg lettuce, roman lettuce, japanese cucumber and tomato.  If you want to splurge a little, add in some sashimi chunks like salmon, tuna and octopus.