The Recipe That Mindy Kaling and Gwyneth Paltrow Have in Common

By Lizzie Fuhr

Updated on 8/6/2014 at 4:52 AM

Refresh your standard green salad with this produce-packed dressing from Gwyneth Paltrow's cookbook It's All Good: Delicious, Easy Recipes That Will Make You Look Good and Feel Great ($32). After Mindy Kaling called it "the BEST salad dressing I've ever tasted" on her Instagram, I knew I had to blend it up for myself — and I'm so glad I did!

Reminiscent of the salad dressing at your favorite sushi spot, this vitamin-A-rich blend is refreshing, sweet, nutty, and spicy, and it will soon become your new go-to dressing. Luckily, this recipe makes well over two cups, so you'll have plenty of leftovers to enjoy all week long.

Carrot-Ginger Dressing

Cook Time15 minutes
YieldMakes 10 servings (1/4 cup each)
Calories158

From It's All Good: Delicious, Easy Recipes That Will Make You Look Good and Feel Great by Gwyneth Paltrow and Julia Turshen

INGREDIENTS

    • 2 large carrots, peeled and roughly chopped
    • 2 large shallots, peeled and roughly chopped
    • 1/4 cup roughly chopped fresh ginger
    • 2 tablespoons sweet white miso
    • 1/4 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
    • 2 tablespoons toasted sesame seed oil
    • 1/2 cup grape-seed oil
    • 1/4 cup water
    • 1/2 teaspoon coarse salt
    • 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
    • For salad (pictured):
    • 1 head baby gem lettuce, roughly chopped
    • 1/4 red onion, thinly sliced
    • 1/4 avocado, diced

    INSTRUCTIONS

    1. Puree all the dressing ingredients together into a powerful blender until absolutely smooth.

    2. Liberally dress your salad, and enjoy!