Rainbow-carrot-Goma-ae salad
The classic Goma-Ae salad is the perfect way to start a meal or add a main course in practically all Japanese restaurants. The term “Goma” in Japanese means “sesame” and the “AE” is an indication of the sauce – the mixture of vegetables with sesame dressing.
The most common way to make a Goma ae salad is to pour the dressing over withered spinach, but every other fresh or cooked vegetables works equally well, including these beautiful rainbow carrots. Shaved carrots not only look pretty on the plate, but also create more surface so that the delicious dressing can cover!
1. In a mortar with a pestle or in a food processor, grind the sesame seeds until some of the oil has been released and the seeds are slightly crushed, but the mixture has not yet become a paste. Instead, it should look like crispy wet sand.
2. In a medium -sized bowl, the ground sesame seeds, sesame oil, soy sauce, dashi powder, rice vinegar, water, mirin, granulated garlic, 1 teaspoon of salt and honey to well combined. Try and add more salt if desired. Set aside.
3. In a serving bowl the dressing with the carrots until they are evenly coated. Top the carrots with the cut spring onions (if used) and serve immediately.
Reprinted with the approval of Sesame: Global recipes + stories of an old seed. Text Copyright © 2025 by Rachel Simons. Photos Copyright © 2025 by Alan Benson. Images Copyright © 2025 by Evelina Edens. Published by Ten Speed Press, a reprint of the Crown Publishing Group, a department of Penguin Random House LLC, New York.
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