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Lemon Ginger Miso Dressing

A dressing made with miso, ginger, lemon juice, sugar, and vegetable oil.

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Why it works: Ginger and lemon match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 5,154 recipes. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

Lemon Ginger Miso Dressing

Ingredients

Directions

Make the dressing

  1. Mix miso, water and ginger in blender.

  2. Strain mixture and return liquid to blender.

  3. Add remaining ingredients and mix well.

Serve

  1. Serving suggestion: Serve two ounces over mixed greens or sliced cucumbers.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

216Calories
2 gProtein
15 gFat
21 gCarbs

Counts 5 of 7 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 5 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Miso1 tbsp (18g)34
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Ginger1 tsp grated fresh (2g)2
Soybeannot in our table0
Waternot in our table0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

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Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

Explore the science

The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Ginger + lemontop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together5,154 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

  2. Miso + soybeantop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together16 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,3-pentanedione (butter, sweet).

  3. Soybean + gingertop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together33 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-one (mushroom, metallic).

  4. Miso + gingertop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together120 recipes

    Shared aroma: isoamyl acetate (banana, pear).

  5. Miso + sugartop 17% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together93 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,3-butanedione (butter, sweet).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

What each ingredient does

Miso
Provides savory, salty umami depth and a fermented flavor base for the dressing.
Lemon juice
Adds acidity that brightens the dressing and balances the sugar.
Sugar
Adds sweetness that offsets the sharpness of the lemon juice and the saltiness of the miso.
Vegetable oil
Adds fat that gives the dressing a smoother body and carries flavor.
Ginger
Contributes a sharp, aromatic, slightly spicy note.

The step that matters

Add remaining ingredients and mix well.. Oil and acidic lemon juice tend to separate. Blending thoroughly breaks the oil into tiny droplets that stay suspended, giving a smooth, cohesive dressing.

Swap the soybean

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (miso, ginger, lemon, sugar):

  1. Sesamefits better
  2. Chickpeafits better
  3. Beansfits better
  4. Soybeanthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against miso, ginger, lemon, sugar. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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