I drew this for you, so you can see what it looks like.

Whenever you go into a Japanese restaurant, they give you the little salad after your miso soup, right? There’s almost always the same orange-colored ginger dressing on the salad — and I’m here to tell you exactly what it is.

You’ll need a blender to mix everything together, but I guarantee it tastes EXACTLY like the dressing from the restaurants. Looking back on the ingredient list — which includes ketchup and mayonnaise (no mayo in this recipe, though) — you’ll start to realize it’s a purely American invention. But who cares. The stuff’s addictive and it tastes awesome on top of a salad of chopped iceberg lettuce, grated carrots and cherry tomatoes — just like they do in Benihana.

2 tbs ginger
1/2 c minced onion
1/3 c rice wine vinegar
2 tbs water
2 tbs ketchup
4 tsp soy sauce
2 tsp white sugar
2 tsp lemon juice
1/2 tsp minced garlic

Blend that shit together. Season to taste. Adapted from allrecipes.com