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Wafu Oriental Salad Dressing

Published: Feb 13, 2013 · Modified: Aug 16, 2021 by LindySez · This post may contain affiliate links

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Wafu Oriental Salad Dressing is a wonderful dressing to make when looking for that Oriental flavor profile.  It can be used on this fresh salad, or try it on a Better-than-Applebees-oriental chicken salad.

Wafu Oriental Salad Dressing

The Story of Wafu Oriental Salad Dressing

This Wafu Oriental Salad Dressing recipe was served at Relish Culinary, a culinary school in Healdsburg CA, as a part of hands-on seasonal cooking lunch.  The oriental influence is delicious when combined with fresh butter-leaf lettuce, lightly blanched snow peas, orange segments, and toasted cashews.  It makes a perfect salad.

 Cashews done wrong 

wagu dressing

Now, you would think that a culinary school, which is a school that teaches cooking, would know how to roast/toast a cashew or other type of nut.  But as you can clearly see, they didn't.  The nuts that went on this delicious little salad were partially burnt, and partially raw. That is not a good combo at all and this is what happens when you:

1. Toast the nuts in a pan that is too hot or

2. Toast the nuts in a pan.

Nuts burn quickly. Managing the heat of the cooktop is difficult, and, as you can see, marked for failure.  Not only is it difficult to manage the heat, but it's rather obvious they need to be watched and stirred.

Cashews done right

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See those brown pieces of toasty goodness?  Those are nuts done right.  The best way to toast any nut is in the oven.  Big oven or toaster oven, makes no difference.  Simply pour the nuts onto a baking sheet; I stick mine into a cold oven and set it for 325 degrees F.  Set the timer for 10 minutes and they should be perfectly done.  If not, give them a few more minutes in the oven until they are.  By the way, you can smell them roasting, they smell so good, but your nose will also tell you "they are done" and when they are, you need to remove them promptly or they will burn, but it will be a nice even burn.

Another great way to get toasted nuts?  Buy them that way. Some stores, such as Trader Joe's, sell a variety of nuts, both raw and toasted, so check them out.

Wafu Oriental Salad Dressing

Wafu Oriental Salad Dressing

LindySez
Wafu Oriental Salad Dressing is a wonderful dressing to make when looking for that Oriental flavor profile.  It can be used on this fresh salad, or try it on an Asian Chicken Salad.
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Prep Time 5 mins
Total Time 5 mins
Course Salads, Sauces, Dressings & Condiments
Cuisine Asian
Servings 4

Ingredients
  

  • ½ cup Japanese rice vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 1 tablespoon sesame oil
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable or other neutral oil I use grapeseed oil
  • 2 tablespoons ground toasted sesame seeds grind in your spice grinder
  • 1 teaspoon freshly grated ginger

Instructions
 

  • Mix all ingredients together. Stir well. Refrigerate until ready to use, use sparingly to dress the salad. As always, taste and adjust seasonings adding a bit more sugar if you like it a little sweeter, and/or sesame seed oil. 
Keyword Asian style salad dressing, homemade salad dressing
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  1. Cristina

    March 27, 2014 at 1:40 pm

    thank you! I have been trying to make a Asian dressing for a while, this will work!

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    • LindySez

      March 27, 2014 at 4:33 pm

      Welcome!

      Reply
  2. Cher

    March 29, 2014 at 7:26 am

    Great tips on the cashews! I had no idea how to toast any type of nut! I am excited to try the dressing - I love Oriental anything!

    Reply
  3. Elle

    March 31, 2014 at 8:12 am

    I'm making this right now Linda. It's easy and filled with all the things I like!

    Reply

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