Nona's Japanese Ume Dressing

Salad Dressing - Side Dish

This is one of my many Japanese-style salad dressings I created to satisfy my taste. Ume(boshi) is a favored taste addition in many Japanese cooking. It shows up in cakes, cookies, snacks, mochi, salads, beverages, soups, with pork, chicken and fish, and of course dressing. You can find umeboshi in Japanese markets in refrigerated section. Ume is often called plum or pickled plums, however it is much closer to apricots. You can find ume trees in US now. Ume is not tasty fresh and must be either pickled or preserved.

Brief

Prep 15 mins

Total: 15 mins

Servings: 8

Yield: 1 cup

Nona's Japanese Ume Dressing

Ingredients

½ cup vegetable oil

¼ cup chopped onion

¼ cup rice vinegar

1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds

1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger root

1 tablespoon umeboshi

minced

1 ½ teaspoons lemon juice

1 teaspoon white sugar

or more to taste

1 teaspoon salt

ground black pepper to taste

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Side Dish

Directions

Step 1

Place the vegetable oil onion rice vinegar sesame seeds ginger umeboshi lemon juice sugar salt and pepper into a blender. Cover and puree until smooth about 30 seconds.

Nutritional Information

Nona's Japanese Ume Dressing

Servings Per Recipe:8

Calories: 132.9

% Daily Value *

Protein: 0.3g 1%

Carbohydrates: 1.8g 1%

Dietary Fiber: 0.3g 1%

Sugars: 0.8g

Fat: 14.2g 22%

Saturated Fat: 2.2g 11%

Vitamin A Iu: 0.8IU

Niacin Equivalents: 0.2mg 1%

Vitamin C: 0.9mg 2%

Folate: 2.3mcg 1%

Calcium: 13.6mg 1%

Iron: 0.3mg 2%

Magnesium: 5.1mg 2%

Potassium: 24mg 1%

Sodium: 473.4mg 19%

Calories From Fat: 127.9

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.