My Favourite Salad Dressing

 

Very often, usually on Mondays and Tuesdays especially after a weekend of eating out, I will make a big bowl of salad for hubby and myself for lunch.  

It is our way of "detoxifying" after consuming mostly msg-laden food.  Come monday morning, my system would feel sluggish and my palate dulled from overly flavoured food.  Then I would normally hit the gym for a double back-to-back classes and then come home and make a big batch of salad and a sandwich. 

I like to use the following ingredients for my salad - hard boiled eggs, ham, japanese cucumbers, cherry tomatoes and avocado.  Combined with this light and zesty salad dressing, it makes a wholesome and filling lunch.  The best thing about the salad dressing is it uses all common, everyday ingredients and takes no time to make.  

It is not my own creation; I definitely have seen this recipe from some cooking/blogger's website many moons ago, but for the life of me, I just can't remember where.  So unfortunately I can't give credit where credit is due.

When I first tasted this dressing, it reminds me of Japanese wafu dressing, another of my favourite.  You can make a big batch of this dressing and keep for up to 4 days in the fridge.  


My Favourite Salad Dressing
Serves two generous portions

Salad suggestion;

• Two japanese cucumbers, sliced cross diagonally
• 2 hard boiled eggs, quartered
• 1 ripened avocado, pitted, peeled and cubed
• 12 cherry tomatoes
• 1 large slice of ham, shredded
• 1 tsp toasted sesame seeds

For the dressing;

• 1 tsp sesame oil
• 2 tsp vinegar
• 2 tsp sugar
• 2 tsp light soy sauce
• 1 tsp lemon juice
• Generous dash of white pepper

1.  Make sure the cucumbers, tomatoes, avocado and ham are all nicely chilled before you assemble the salad.

2.  Put all the ingredients into a large salad bowl.  Assemble the dressing.

3.  Toss everything until evenly coated, topped with a sprinking of toasted sesame seeds and serve immediately.