If you have to eat salad, it helps to have a something like this Sweet Chili Salad Dressing on hand.
Because (let’s be honest) sometimes salads are a chore.
A vitamin-filled, fiber-full, micro-mineral abundant chore.
This dressing is super fast and easy to make, so you can shake it together any time to dress up that lettuce and kale and whatever else you like.
This preamble is longer than the recipe!
Sweet Chili Salad Dressing
Prep Time
5 mins
Total Time
5 mins
This salad dressing is fast and easy to make. It goes well with a wide variety of greens.
Category:
Salad
Type:
Easy
Servings: 3 /4 cup / 187.5 ml
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup / 60 ml sweet Asian chili sauce (I usually use the Thai Kitchen brand)
- 1/4 cup / 60 ml rice wine vinegar - or substitute apple cider vinegar
- 1/4 cup / 60 ml vegetable oil
- 1 tablespoon / 15 ml lime juice
- 1/2 teaspoon / 2.5 ml ground ginger - or 1-1/2 teaspoons / 7.5 ml fresh grated ginger
Instructions
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Place all ingredients in a jar. Put on the lid and shake until blended.
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Store in the fridge for up to two weeks.
I used this for a base of a salad dressing I had in mind but needed some measurements. I slightly modified it. I used a coconut sweet chili sauce I had on hand, which really isn’t that much different than regular Thai sweet chili sauce, about a teaspoon of soy sauce, and a clove of garlic and about 1/4 cup chopped cilantro. At first I left out the ginger (fresh), and it was good but the ginger totally put the flavors together.
I think this is going to be a regular dressing! It has
That sounds good! I’ll try your version 🙂 Thanks for taking the time to comment 🙂