Good Asian dressing recipe?

[Ice Cream]

So I would like to duplicate the Thai Papaya salad I just had, but I cannot figure out the dressing. Any ideas?

[Run Amok]

This recipe is similar to how I was taught to make it. Add more/less of various things until you find the balance you like. http://www.thaitable.com/thai/recipe/green-papaya-salad

[blue sleep]

If you are feeling lazy, TJ's spicy asian peanut vinaigrette is fantastic.  We use it for salad all the time.  It's in the refrigerated section.

[Ice Cream]

If you are feeling lazy, TJ's spicy asian peanut vinaigrette is fantastic.  We use it for salad all the time.  It's in the refrigerated section.

Thanks for this tip.  I never looked for dressings in the cold section.  I like their raspberry vinaigrette.

[diablita]

I'm going to check out that peanut dressing as well!!

Right now my salad dressing obsession is this:



and I feel like this is not bad for 2 tbls:

[caribougrrl]

what I use for soba noodle salad (IIRC):

2 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp tamari
2 tbsp rice vinegar
2 tbsp mirin (or maple syrup if I'm out of mirin)
2 tbsp sesame oil
1 tbsp prepared wasabi

very tasty

[mango]

mirin (or maple syrup if I'm out of mirin)

your substitute for mirin is maple syrup?

interesting.

[witchypoo]

interesting.

very.  i use sherry.

(rhymey!)

[caribougrrl]

your substitute for mirin is maple syrup?

interesting.

in a fit of desperation I tried it once, it worked surprisingly well

I try not to run out of mirin though.

[mango]

in a fit of desperation I tried it once, it worked surprisingly well

I got curious, googled, and found this:

… mirin actually is a sweet rice wine used in Japanese cooking. It doesn't just flavor food. The sweetness also gives luster to sauces and glazes and can help them cling to food.

If you don't have mirin, there are many common suggestions for substitutions. You can just use dry sherry or sweet marsala, for instance. Or you can dissolve a small amount of sugar in a little white wine or sherry, perhaps a 1/4 teaspoon of sugar to 1/4 cup wine wine.

and now it makes sense.

plus, mirin and maple syrup alliterate, so there's that too.