If you like sesame ginger dressings, then you're going to love this easy raw vegan recipe!
Raw Vegan Sesame Ginger Dressing No Oil with Zoodles
I have always loved sesame ginger dressings. In fact, it is one of my favorites! I am often looking up recipes online to use on my own. But most recipes that I find need to be modified to meet my raw vegan dressing standards.
A lot of recipes that sound good online call for oil and vinegar. I prefer easy recipes that have whole food ingredients instead. I find that you get a much cleaner food product when you leave these out.
Instead of looking for a Sesame Ginger Dressing I just made one for myself. I am so glad that I did! This dressing is so tasty. It's going to help me eat lots of greens, veggies and non-sweet fruit for years to come!
Here's another picture of this in a different lighting for your convenience.
This recipe goes as one of my goes to meals!
For this recipe in particular like you see in the first picture I made a sesame ginger zoodles with carrot. But this dressing recipe can certainly be used in your lettuce-based salads as well. Right now, I am envisioning an oriental style salad with spinach, lettuce and Mandarin orange slices :)
For my Sesame Ginger Zoodle recipe.
I used...
1 large zucchini or spiralized
1 large carrot spiralized
I feel like the flavors of the carrot goes very well with the sesame ginger dressing as well.
I think you will love it!
Note for if you want to substitute cucumber instead of zucchini.
I did this recipe with cucumber also which tasted pretty good, but it was too watery.
I suggest if you use cucumber, make sure to drain out your cucumber. Spiralizing the cucumber brought out a lot of the water. It tasted great but was too watery because I didn't drain it out. Just a note if you want to use a cucumber instead watch your water. You may have to drain it out before you put in your dressing.
Then I decided to try this dressing with the zucchini and the carrot which turned out so yummy! After I spiralized the items it was not watery for me. This is definitely going to be a normal meal for me to eat regularly. I told my son it was probably one of the best raw vegan recipes that I made!
I have the Oster Spiralizer, so you have to cut the carrot and zucchini in half and then spiralize. This function will depend on the spiralizer you have. I also like to break the Noodles in a bit smaller piece to make it easier to eat.
My Raw Vegan Sesame Ginger Dressing Recipe
For the dressing I used a small blender that I bought just to make dressings. Any blender will work fine but if you have a smaller size one it works best for small amounts of food like a sauce or dressing.
In the blender add.
No more than 1 inch piece of ginger skinned
3 tables of raw sesame seeds
Juice of half a lemon
5 pitted dates
1 clove garlic
1/4 cup of water
I say here no more than 1 inch piece of ginger because I know how overpowering ginger can be in a recipe. When I make, I use about a 1-inch piece of ginger, but you may want more or less. I suggest you start with less than 1 inch size and go from there. You can always taste it and add the rest if you need to.
I have also added 1 tsp coconut Aminos which gives it a richer taste but is not needed. I have made it without it and love it best that way. I don't like to use processed flavor enhancers if I don't need to. This dressing what great either way!
I'm starting with 1/4 cup of water and adding a tsp at a time as needed. With the lemon juice you have enough liquid for this dressing. You don't want this dressing to be watery so add more water gradually until you reach the desired thickness. When making a good dressing you can always add more water, but you can't take it out once you've blending it.
I feel the spiralized non sweet fruit and veggies go best with a thicker dressing. I like every bite to be coated. Likewise remember to pay attention to the water in the bowel with your spiralized contents as mentioned. You don't want your zoodles swimming :)
Dressing tips.
I like to let the seeds soak in my liquids for at least ten minutes for a creamier texture,
I just place my ingredients into the blender. Let everything sit together for a bit. The sesame seeds will soak into the lemon juice and water. During this time, I like to prepare the zucchini and carrots before blending.
Once your dressing is blended you can pour it over your spiralized produce.
Use your fork and toss until everything is coated.
Sprinkle with an additional tablespoon sesame seed for more texture.
Enjoy!
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