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Fragrant Lemongrass and Lime Dressing

Lemongrass salad dressing in a bowl with several ingredients
Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Judy Haubert, Prop Styling by Anne Eastman

Citrusy, perfumed, and utterly delicious, this lemongrass dressing is astonishingly good, and works as a marinade for chicken and a heavenly dressing for salads or roasted vegetables.

I prefer to make mine using good-quality lemongrass paste to save on chopping time (look for one that has at least 40% fresh lemongrass in the ingredients). If using fresh lemongrass, you can speed things up by blending it in a small food processor.

This recipe was excerpted from ‘A Splash of Soy’ by Lara Lee. Buy the full book on Amazon.

What you’ll need

Ingredients

2

garlic cloves, peeled and crushed, or 2 tsp. garlic paste

2

Tbsp. lemongrass paste or 2 Tbsp. very finely chopped fresh lemongrass (about 1 lemongrass stalk), woody outer layers removed

¼

tsp. ground white pepper

2

Tbsp. coconut sugar or brown sugar

Freshly squeezed juice of 2 limes (3 Tbsp.)

1

Tbsp. fish sauce or vegan fish sauce

Need to make a substitution?

Preparation

  1. Combine the garlic, lemongrass, white pepper, sugar, lime juice, and fish sauce in a bowl, mix well and set aside.

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Excerpted from A Splash of Soy by Lara Lee. Text © Lara Lee, 2023. Photos © Louise Hagger, 2023. Reprinted by permission of Bloomsbury USA. Buy the full book from Amazon or Bloomsbury.
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