Name: Thai Dressing
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Ingredients: 1 ounce piece ginger (peeled and finely grated (about a 2 1/2-inch piece), or less to taste); 1 large garlic clove (finely grated); 1⁄4 small red chile pepper (finely grated); 1 tablespoon reduced-sodium soy sauce; 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice; 1 teaspoon honey, or more to taste; 1 tablespoon mild vegetable oil or olive oil; 1 teaspoon fish sauce

A mason jar half full of Thai dressing, against a white background.

Rating

4.43 / 7 votes

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Adapted From Anna Helm Baxter

Photographer Victoria Wall Harris

Thai Dressing Recipe
Recipe Testers’ Reviews

This Thai dressing recipe is a rather unconventional vinaigrette that’s quick and easy and surprisingly versatile. Its tanginess is welcome on everything from more traditional Asian-style rice noodle salads to a simple grapefruit and watercess salad.–Renee Schettler

Thai Dressing

4.43 / 7 votes

This Thai dressing recipe is made from ginger, lime, fish sauce, and chile pepper. A quick, easy, and versatile vinaigrette.

David Leite

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CourseCondiments

CuisineThai

Servings6 servings (makes about 6 tablespoons)

Calories53 kcal

Prep Time10

Total Time10

Ingredients

▢ 1 ounce piece ginger, peeled and finely grated (about a 2 1/2-inch piece), or less to taste
▢ 1 large garlic clove, finely grated
▢ 1⁄4 small red chile pepper, finely grated
▢ 1 tablespoon reduced-sodium soy sauce
▢ 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
▢ 1 teaspoon honey, or more to taste
▢ 1 tablespoon mild vegetable oil or olive oil
▢ 1 teaspoon fish sauce

Instructions

In a jar with a lid or in a bowl with a whisk, combine all the ingredients. (You can cover and refrigerate the Thai dressing for up to a couple days. Whisk to recombine before using.)

Adapted From

Salad in a Jar

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Nutrition

Serving: 1 servingCalories: 53 kcalCarbohydrates: 12 gProtein: 2 gFat: 1 gSaturated Fat: 0.1 gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.3 gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.03 gSodium: 185 mgPotassium: 378 mgFiber: 2 gSugar: 7 gVitamin A: 1002 IUVitamin C: 153 mgCalcium: 18 mgIron: 1 mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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Recipe Testers’ Reviews

I adored this Thai dressing recipe and am thinking of using the leftovers (plus making some more!) for some grilled pork chops later this week, perhaps as a marinade. It would also be a nice dressing for an Asian-inspired rice dish with veggies or maybe even a quick stir-fry.

After weighing out 1 ounce ginger, I couldn’t imagine all of that ginger being in such a small amount of this Thai dressing. However, it all worked beautifully.

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