Ginger dressing

Ginger dressing

Salad with ginger dressing
Alternative names	Sesame ginger dressing, sesame dressing
Type	Salad dressing or dip
Main ingredients	Seasoned rice vinegar, garlic, onion, ginger, vegetable oil, scallions, sesame seeds, soy sauce, peppers, honey or corn syrup, and water

Ginger dressing (also called sesame ginger dressing or sesame dressing) is a Japanese-American salad dressing made with seasoned rice vinegar, minced garlic, minced onion, ginger, vegetable oil, scallions, sesame seeds, soy sauce, peppers, honey or corn syrup, and water. Its origin is commonly attributed to the Benihana chain of restaurants based out of New York during the 1960s.^[1][2][3]

Often served on salads at Japanese-American and Chinese-American restaurants, sesame ginger dressing is spicy and sweet.

Ingredients for a typical ginger dressing include: water, vegetable oil, sugar, soy sauce, garlic, onion, ginger, vinegar, and brown sugar.^[4]

See also

• Wafu dressing
• Asian cuisine

References

1. "Benihana salad dressing recipe". Sauce Chick. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
2. "Paleo Japanese Ginger Salad Dressing". Paleo On The Go. 2016-05-05. Retrieved 2025-09-23.
3. Nguyen, Andrea (2025-05-18). "Years in the making, a keeper Japanese orange dressing". Pass the Fish Sauce. Retrieved 2025-09-23.
4. "Marie's Sesame Ginger". Marie's. Archived from the original on 2018-06-27. Retrieved 2025-09-23.