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Japanese Sesame Dressing (Goma Dressing)

Japanese Sesame Dressing (Goma Dressing) — from Sudachi | Japanese Recipes | Yuto Omura's cooking video Watch how it’s made · 3:51

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10 minMakes 2 × 2 tbsp180 kcal a portion
  • Vegetarian
  • Gluten-free with a swap: Use tamari instead of soy sauce to keep it gluten-free
  • Dairy-free
  • Nut-free

Contains: Gluten, Egg, Sesame, Soy. Check labels on stock, sauces and spice mixes.

Freshly toasted, ground sesame seeds carry the nutty flavour; the fat is mostly unsaturated (under 3 g saturated a portion) and the added sugar is about 3 g a portion.

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Ingredients 6

Method

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  1. Toast the sesame seeds in a dry frying pan over medium-high heat, shaking the pan constantly, until lightly golden and fragrant (do this even if they are pre-toasted). 0:38
  2. Grind the warm seeds to a fine powder in a mortar and pestle (a Japanese suribachi works best) or a spice grinder. 1:21
  3. In a small bowl, mix the ground sesame with the soy sauce, rice vinegar, sugar, sesame oil and Japanese mayonnaise until creamy. 2:20
  4. Spoon over a green salad, cold noodles or blanched vegetables, or use it as a dipping sauce. 2:54

Tip. This batch dresses one medium salad. The cook's 16-serve batch: 115 g sesame seeds, 190 g Japanese mayonnaise, 35 g sugar and 40 ml each of rice vinegar, soy sauce and sesame oil.

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One portion (2 tbsp) gives you 1 of 2

Energy180 kcal750 kJ
Protein1.9 g4% of a day
Fibre1.1 g4% of a day
Carbohydrate5.3 g4.3 g net · 3.1 g sugars2% of a day
Fat17 g2.6 g saturated22% of a day
Sodium240 mg10% of a day

Where the energy comes from one serve

  • Net carbs 10%
  • Protein 4%
  • Fat 86%

Low carb: under 26% of the energy is from carbs.

Vitamins & minerals % of a day, one serve · tap for more

Omega-3 High64%

1 g a serve, mostly from japanese mayonnaise (96%). Omega-3 fats support the heart and brain. Oily fish give EPA and DHA; walnuts, flax, chia and canola give ALA, which the body converts only a little.

Vitamin K Source19%

23 µg a serve, mostly from japanese mayonnaise (99%). Needed for blood clotting and bones. Leafy greens and herbs are very rich in it. If you take warfarin, keep your intake steady and talk to your doctor.

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Iron8%

1.4 mg a serve, mostly from white sesame seeds (95%). Carries oxygen in your blood. Iron from plants absorbs better with vitamin C in the same meal — lemon, tomato or capsicum.

Magnesium8%

34 mg a serve, mostly from white sesame seeds (93%). Takes part in hundreds of reactions — energy, muscles, nerves, blood sugar and bones. Nuts, seeds, legumes and whole grains are good sources.

Calcium7%

90 mg a serve, mostly from white sesame seeds (98%). Builds bones and teeth and helps muscles and nerves work. Dairy, calcium-set tofu, sardines with their bones and some greens supply it.

Zinc7%

0.7 mg a serve, mostly from white sesame seeds (97%). Needed for immunity, wound healing, taste and growth. Meat, seafood, legumes, seeds and whole grains supply it.

Selenium6%

3.3 µg a serve, mostly from white sesame seeds (93%). Part of the body's antioxidant enzymes and needed for thyroid hormones. Seafood, eggs, meat and Brazil nuts are rich sources.

Vitamin B64%

0.1 mg a serve, mostly from white sesame seeds (95%). Helps turn food into energy and make brain messengers. Chickpeas, fish, poultry, potatoes and bananas are good sources.

Vitamin E3%

0.5 mg a serve, mostly from japanese mayonnaise (89%). An antioxidant that protects cell membranes. Nuts, seeds and plant oils such as olive oil are the main sources.

Folate3%

10 µg a serve, mostly from white sesame seeds (87%). Needed to make DNA and new cells — especially important before and in early pregnancy. Legumes and leafy greens are rich sources.

Vitamin B122%

0 µg a serve, mostly from japanese mayonnaise (100%). Keeps nerves and blood cells healthy. Found almost only in animal foods and fortified foods (some plant milks, nutritional yeast), so vegans need a reliable source.

Potassium1%

60 mg a serve, mostly from white sesame seeds (72%). Balances sodium to help control blood pressure and keeps muscles and nerves working. Beans, potatoes, leafy greens and fruit are rich sources.

Vitamin A0%

4.2 µg a serve, mostly from japanese mayonnaise (100%). Keeps eyes, skin and the immune system healthy. Orange vegetables and dark greens give beta-carotene, which the body turns into vitamin A.

Vitamin C0%

0 mg a serve. An antioxidant needed for collagen, immunity and iron absorption. Long cooking destroys some, so raw herbs, citrus and capsicum help.

Vitamin D0%

0 µg a serve, mostly from japanese mayonnaise (100%). Helps you absorb calcium for bones and supports muscles. Few foods have much — oily fish, eggs, UV-exposed mushrooms, fortified milks. Sunlight is the main source.

Estimated from the ingredient list with USDA FoodData Central values; % of a day uses the food-label daily values. How this works

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