Moose: Avocado Wasabi Dressing

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Avocado Wasabi Dressing

 

Recipe By : Moosewood Restaurant New Classics, page 371

Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:15

Categories : sauces, salsas, seasonings vegetarian

 

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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1 tablespoon wasabi powder -- *see note

3 tablespoons water

1 large ripe avocado -- preferably Hass

5 teaspoons rice vinegar

1 teaspoon salt

1 tablespoon vegetable oil

 

* Wasabi is a light green powder made from wasabi root native to Japan.

When mixed with water in a 1:1 ratio and used as a condiment for sushi

or nori rolls, it has the spicy, sinus-clearing effect often experienced

with horseradish and pungent mustards. Mix only as much as you plan to

use immediately, since the flavor fades with time. We don't recommend

the premade paste, because all brands we've seen have additives.

 

This is a silky green dressing with an unabashed kick of wasabi—a spicy

hot Japanese radish. The uninitiated may want to reduce the amount of

wasabi, but we suggest following the recipe fearlessly the first time.

You might just like it like that!

 

Try the dressing on Tofu Hijiki Burgers (page 187) or in a burrito, as a

dip for crudites or tortilla chips, or tossed with soba noodles and snow

peas. It's also a natural for sushi and can really enliven a

spinach-tomato salad or a simple grated carrot salad.

 

Yields 1 cup

Total time: 15 minutes

 

In a small cup, combine the wasabi powder and 1 tablespoon of the water

to make a smooth, blended paste. Cover and set aside.

 

Peel and pit the avocado and cut it into large chunks. In a blender or

food processor, puree the avocado, rice vinegar, salt, oil, and the

remaining 2 tablespoons of water to form a smooth, pleasantly thick

consistency. Blend the reserved wasabi paste into the dressing and

adjust the seasonings, if needed.

 

PER 1-OUNCE SERVING: 60 CALORIES, 0.6 G PROTEIN, 5.8 G FAT, 2.1 G

CARBOHYDRATES, 1.1 G SATURATED FATTY ACIDS, 0 MG CHOLESTEROL, 300.2 MG

SODIUM, 1.4 G TOTAL DIETARY FIBER

 

Source: Moosewood Restaurant New Classics

Copyright 2001 by Moosewood, Inc.

MC Formatted by Eruna Schultheiss

 

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Per serving (excluding unknown items): 124 Calories; 14g Fat (95%

calories from fat); 0g Protein; 1g Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 2133mg

Sodium

Food Exchanges: 2 1/2 Fat

 

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