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4-Ingredient Easy Asian Salad Dressing

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By Janine Waite · Published on Mar 2, 2020
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This four-ingredient Asian Salad Dressing Recipe is so easy to make. I love that it takes only five minutes to make and the sweet and sour flavors make any salad yummy.
Asian Salad Dressing Recipe
Photo: Mark Yamamoto

Once you try this homemade salad dressing recipe, you’ll question why you ever bought store-bought salad dressings. This recipe is so simple and only takes five minutes to make. The ingredients are fresh and without any preservatives or other added ingredients which is a big bonus in my book.

In fact, I’m pretty sure you have all the that you need in your pantry to make this recipe!

Asian Salad Dressing Recipe
Photo: Mark Yamamoto

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Easy Homemade Salad Dressing

My husband will not eat a salad without this homemade salad dressing. If we run out of it my husband has a panic attack! So, you can imagine that I always have to have it on hand.

Asian Salad Dressing Recipe
Photo: Mark Yamamoto

I found the recipe from an old church cookbook and it compliments a Chinese chicken salad that is yummy too. One of these days, I’ll try and get the salad up on the blog as well. But, I do have a yummy salad topper, they are the best-sugared walnuts and like this recipe. Similar to this recipe this one it only takes about six minutes to make in the microwave! Sometimes I’m all about quick and easy recipes.

The best 5-minute Asian Salad Dressing

So, as you can see, there are only four ingredients in this Asian Salad Dressing Recipe. And the cool thing is that you probably have these ingredients in your kitchen pantry right now.

I must say that I did update this recipe recently. The sugar has a difficult time dissolving but I kind of figured out that it was my coarse grain organic sugar that was the problem. So make sure to use the regular fine grained sugar so that it will blend and dissolve better.

What are you waiting for, let’s make this yummy Asian salad dressing.

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Asian Salad Dressing

This four-ingredient Asian Salad Dressing is so easy and so delicious. It takes only minutes to make and the sweet and sour combination of flavors is a perfect dressing for any salad!
Prep Time5 minutes mins
Cook Time1 minute min
Total Time6 minutes mins
Course: Salad
Cuisine: American, Chinese, Japanese
Keyword: dinner, Salad, Salad Dressing
Servings: 32 servings
Calories: 32kcal
Author: Janine Waite

Ingredients

  • ½ cup apple cider vinegar
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 cup cooking oil
  • 2 tbsp soy sauce

Instructions

  • In a big bowl or pyrex container whisk all the ingredients together thoroughly.
  • Pour into a mason jar or into a container that has a wide mouth opening. The sugar needs to be stirred before using, so you want a container that allows stirring or shaking.

Nutrition

Serving: 2tbs | Calories: 32kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 63mg | Potassium: 5mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 6g | Iron: 1mg
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A little side note

I store this salad dressing in a wide-mouth glass container like the jar you see in this photo. I like the big opening so that we can stir it before using it. I have tried a pretty bottle but the sugar is difficult to shake loose from the bottom.

Here are a few links to a few containers for your convenience. I see that a few have some cool mixing attachments. I should try one of them and follow up on this blog post.

Asian Salad Dressing
Photo: Mark Yamamoto
Well, as you know I love baking and cooking.

Here are a few of my other recipes:

  • Best Ever Charcuterie Board
  • Our Favorite Tuna Fish Casserole
  • Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup: Japanese Udon
Right now as predicted I have this big glass container full of my Asian salad dressing and we are planning on having a huge plate of salad. My husband will be super happy to use his favorite dressing. When I don’t have a supply of it he gives me his sad look.
I hope you have a chance to make this recipe!
Cheers,
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  1. Marlene

    May 19, 2017 at 7:14 pm

    What kind of oil do you use in your Asian salad dressing?? Can’t wait to try it!

    Reply
    • happyhappynester

      May 19, 2017 at 9:38 pm

      Hi Marlene,
      I hope you like this dressing. You can use any vegetable oil that you like. I use Canola, but seriously any type will work. I have tried Olive Oil and it did a funky thing in the fridge. Let me know if you make it! Have a great weekend. 🙂

  2. Beckie

    August 06, 2018 at 7:57 pm

    Janine your dressing is absolutely delicious! I could eat this on every salad ! Have you ever figured out the calories ? Oh who cares ! It’s so good ! 😊😋 Thank you for sharing ❤️

    Reply
    • happyhappynester

      August 13, 2018 at 12:10 pm

      Hi Beckie,
      I’m so glad you like my salad dressing. I do need to place my recipes in a framework that would give the calories and nutritional info. But, I think the calories might be shocking. Yes, look the other way and enjoy it!

  3. Theresa

    November 04, 2018 at 10:27 am

    I make one similar to this, but I add grated ginger and garlic. Sometimes a tiny splash of sesame oil. I ❤️❤️❤️❤️ Asian salad dressings! I’m gonna try it your way next. Thanks!

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  4. ANDREA

    March 10, 2020 at 2:52 pm

    COULD YOU COOK THIS ON THE STOVE AND USE AS A SAUCE FOR CHICKEN? OVER RICE?

    Reply
    • happyhappynester

      March 22, 2020 at 9:45 am

      Hi Andrea,

      I would use my Teriyaki recipe for a sauce rather than this salad dressing recipe. This recipe has vinegar, and I’m not sure how it will taste cooked.

      Thanks!

      Janine

  5. shirlann

    January 07, 2024 at 12:49 pm

    One cup of sugar? Is this any error?

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