Sesame Dressing

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This sesame dressing is made with garlic, apple cider vinegar, maple syrup, and a little soy sauce. It’s the perfect vinaigrette to top on your favorite kale salad with.

Asian Salad Dressing
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Easy Sesame Dressing

This salad dressing recipe is a very basic vinaigrette. The base oil is a combo of olive oil with a touch of sesame oil. We took things up a notch by sauteeing the garlic first so that it’s super flavorful.

I promise it’s worth the extra step. After you’ve sauteed the garlic, it’s time to mix the rest of the ingredients in. We like to do this right in a mason jar so you can screw the cap on and give it a shake. Here’s what you need:

  • Olive Oil
  • Sesame Oil
  • Garlic
  • Salt
  • Apple Cider Vinegar
  • Soy Sauce
  • Maple Syrup
  • Red Pepper Flakes
  • Dijon Mustard

How to Use Sesame Dressing

Like I mentioned above, you’re pretty much going to die over this simple healthy salad dressing recipe. Guess what? You can use this for more than just salad!

  • Salads: keep things super simple and top your baby kale or spinach with this dressing.
  • Marinade: Place a few chicken breasts in a glass container and pour on some Asian Salad Dressing. Let it sit for at least 30 minutes and boom, you’ve got Asian Chicken ready to go.
  • Dip: Use this dressing as a dip for spring rolls or egg rolls.
  • Pasta Salad: get festive with your pasta salad and make an Asian-inspired dish!
5 from 9 votes

Sesame Dressing

This sesame dressing recipe is made with garlic, apple cider vinegar, maple syrup, and a little soy sauce. It's the perfect healthy salad dressing!
Prep: 5 minutes
Cook: 10 minutes
Total: 15 minutes
Servings: 4
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Ingredients 

Instructions 

  • Begin by heating a small pan over medium/high heat. Add olive oil and sesame oil.
  • When the oil is fragrant, add garlic and saute for 3-4 minutes. Turn heat to low and let simmer for an additional 3-4 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside to cool.
  • Once cooled, place garlic and olive oil mixture into a mason jar along with all of the other dressing ingredients. Cover the jar and shake until all ingredients are combined.

Tips & Notes

Storage: store in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.

Watch It

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Nutrition

Calories: 142 kcal, Carbohydrates: 3 g, Protein: 0 g, Fat: 15 g, Fiber: 0 g, Sugar: 2 g

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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Kat
Kat
September 3, 2022 5:18 pm

5 stars
This is my favorite Asian dressing recipe for flavor, but mine comes out too oily. It starts out creamy looking, but quickly separates. I suggest an immersion blender or similar to whip it up.

Nancy
Nancy
May 19, 2022 1:29 pm
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5 stars
This salad dressing was one of the best Iโ€™ve tasted. Just what I was looking for with a bit of sweetness. I added a squeeze of orange and lime juice to give it a bit more acid as thatโ€™s what I prefer but great the way it was written!!

GrammaSue
GrammaSue
April 24, 2022 9:08 am
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5 stars
THIS dressing is amazing and certainly worth repeating and sharing. It is very versatile and could also be put on a slaw. Thank you so much for sharing your wonderful recipe with us! Cheers!

Emily Richter
April 25, 2022 8:56 am
Reply to  GrammaSue

So glad you loved this dressing as much as we do!

Babsi
Babsi
December 27, 2021 1:57 am
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5 stars
Really one of the best salads. Everyone loves it, especially me ๐Ÿ˜‰

Cyn
Cyn
August 15, 2021 4:44 pm
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5 stars
Wish I’d tripled recipe because it’s SOOO GOOD. I modified it though. I didn’t sauce the garlic, just minced it and used it raw. Instead of maple syrup I used a couple teaspoons of Stevia & also added some chopped cilantro. This would be good on many things!

Jessica
Jessica
April 5, 2021 11:10 am
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5 stars
This is seriously the BEST Asian dressing ever! Like I’m literally obsessed and tripled the recipe lol. Poured it over cucumbers and plan on marinating chicken tenders in it for tomorrow night’s dinner! Seriously so delicious!

Maddie
Maddie
August 6, 2020 2:30 pm
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5 stars
Best Asian dressing ever!! Loved it! Highly recommended.

Bonnie
Bonnie
October 28, 2019 3:07 pm

Just made this recipe for dinner! Excellent! And yes, I did search for Asian salad dressing and found just what I wanted. Didnโ€™t even think about searching for Chinese, Japanese, Korean or any other Asian country. So โ€œCโ€ doesnโ€™t know what sheโ€™s talking about! This is a perfect Asian salad dressing! 10 Stars!

Cheryl
Cheryl
May 10, 2020 8:20 am
Reply to  Lee Funke

How much of each of the dressing ingredients do you use?

Thank you,
Cheryl

Lily morrison
Lily morrison
March 31, 2019 5:38 pm

It sounds delicious. Iโ€™m going to try it.

C
C
March 10, 2019 3:41 am

Asia is a big place with very different cuisines and ingredients that are used. To call it an Asian dressing is like saying European dressing and not specifying whether it’s Italian olive oil or mayonnaise. ๐Ÿ™‚

Z
Z
March 10, 2019 9:25 am
Reply to  C

Are we really going to make this an issue? I respect what youโ€™re teying to do, but come on. This is a food blog. And Asian cuisine is a thing.

C
C
March 11, 2019 12:54 pm
Reply to  Z

It’s just a reminder to be a bit more mindful when talking about the cuisines of billions of culturally diverse people. Calling a salad or dressing Asian isn’t helpful in my opinion. Either people won’t know what kind of salad or dressing it is or won’t find the recipe online (if I am in the mood for a Japanese rice dish I won’t google Asian rice dish) or they will assume that Asian cuisine means, for example, Chinese. Which is a different problem altogether.

Lee Marshall
Lee Marshall
March 16, 2019 3:16 pm
Reply to  C

I kind of wish you hadnโ€™t found this recipe.

M K
M K
November 3, 2023 3:22 pm
Reply to  C

5 stars
Why must we go there ugh!!! It’s an Asian salad dressing 1 of the best that I’ve been using for years. I don’t care for salads but with this on it I eat it up. Yum