Garden salad with ripe green heirloom tomatoes, buckwheat sprouts, dairy and egg-free herbed focaccia, and Chinese Island Dressing
Lazy Acres Market in Santa Barbara, CA is like Whole Foods but with a lot more zing. One of their features is a salad bar with lots of salad dressings, one of them gluten-free "Chinese Island Dressing." The Lazy Acres ingredient list specifically calls out San-J wheat free "soy sauce". This version of Chinese Island Dressing has one additional major ingredient that complements the dressing and kicks it up a notch. If you don't like white miso paste, just leave it out. This dressing was put into an empty honey bottle because honey is a major flavor.
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | ounces | Unseasoned rice wine vinegar |
| 3 | ounces | Sesame oil (We used Trader Joe's toasted sesame oil) |
| 2 | ounces | Sake (The cheap stuff from Trader Joe's works just fine) |
| 1 | ounce | San-J organic wheat free tamari sauce (We use the reduced salt variety) |
| 1 each | Tablespoon and teaspoon | Honey |
| 1-1/2 | teaspoons | Dijon mustard |
| 1/2 to 1 | teaspoon | Ground ginger |
| 1 | teaspoon | Garlic powder |
| 1/4 | teaspoon | Freshly ground black peppercorns |
| 1 | pinch | Dry red pepper flakes (like you put on pizza) or cayenne powder |
| 1 | Tablespoon | White miso paste (optional) |
| 1/4 | teaspoon | Dry hot Chinese mustard powder |
Put into a bottle and shake very well to mix. Let it sit for a few hours at room temperature to marry. Refrigerate after using. Dressing separates in the refrigerator, and the sesame oil will congeal. Shake well befor using.