Crunchy Greens With Carrot-Ginger Dressing
This recipe draws inspiration from the sunny-orange flavor of green salads with carrot-ginger dressing at Japanese American restaurants. The pulpy, aromatic dressing may be the star, but a salad is only as good as its lettuce. After washing and thoroughly spin-drying the greens in a salad spinner (alternatively, you can pat them dry in a clean kitchen towel), one way to maximize their crunch before adding the dressing is to refrigerate them, covered, for at least 30 minutes. Little Gem has a sweet, juicy sturdiness, but regular packaged mixed greens, baby spinach and chopped romaine hearts work, too.
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Ingredients
- small carrot, peeled and coarsely chopped
- fresh ginger, peeled and coarsely chopped
- extra-virgin olive oil
- tablespoons rice vinegar
- teaspoons soy sauce
- tablespoon granulated sugar
- teaspoon onion powder
- salt
- heads little gem lettuce, leaves separated, or 1 romaine heart, chopped
- loosely packed fresh mint leaves