Sesame Miso Salad Dressing

Sesame Miso Dressing and Quinoa and Veggies

Makes 1 cup

• 3 tablespoons white miso
• 3 tablespoons white or brown rice vinegar
• 1 tablespoon light-brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons spicy toasted sesame oil
• 1/3 cup fresh orange juice
• 1/4 cup plain (not toasted) sesame oil or vegetable oil
• 1 scallion, minced

Directions

1. Whisk in orange juice. In a steady stream, slowly whisk in the sesame oil until smooth. Stir in scallion.

My comments: I did not have a spicy toasted sesame oil, so I skipped that part. As for the 1/4 cup of plan sesame oil or vegatable oil, I decided to do half and half. I also added some lemon juice and flax oil to the dressing and used my hand blender to mix everything together.

What I served this on? I did my best attempt (that worked out GREAT) to copy my favorite dish at one of my favorite restaurants in SF called Plant. The dish is the Quinoa Bowl that has LOTS of fresh veggies (steamed and raw) on a bowl of quinoa with a miso dressing. I prepared my quinoa and used the extra veggies I had in my fridge while also picking up a few more. The dish had broccoli, green pepper, mushrooms, sliced carrots, swiss chard and pea shoots (with ginger and garlic as well). I HIGHLY recommend doing this and left overs should be tasty!!!

Dressing Credit: http://www.wholeliving.com/recipe/sesame-miso-salad-dressing