Name: Green Salad with Walnut and Bean Dressing
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Japan
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons walnut oil; 1 small head romaine lettuce, about ½ pound; 3-4 tablespoons finely chopped scallion (green part only); 1½ tablespoons aka miso (dark fermented bean paste); ¼ teaspoon superfine sugar; 1 teaspoon mirin (syrupy rice wine); ¼ cup coarsley chopped walnut meats; 1 tablespoon cold water; 2 tablespoons rice vinegar

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

An American Taste of Japan

By Elizabeth Andoh

Published 1985

About

This salad is a delightful combination of crisp greens and crunchy nuts with an aromatic bean-paste dressing. Serve this with any meal–Oriental or Occidental.

Ingredients

Salad Dressing

1 teaspoon mirin (syrupy rice wine)
¼ teaspoon superfine sugar
1½

Method

In the top of a double boiler, combine the syrupy rice wine, superfine sugar, and dark bean paste. Stir over medium heat until glossy and bubbly (about 2 minutes). Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the rice vinegar and water. Place the pan over a bowl of ice, or chill in the refrigerator until no longer warm. With a whisk, beat in the walnut oil.

In a clean, dry skillet, dry-roas