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{the recipe redux} - ponzu sauce

Sunday, September 18, 2011 at 8:28AM

I'm dedicating this month's ReDux post less to the discussion of the recipe and more to the wonderful group of bloggers who are participating. When I first approached Deanna and Serena about launching the ReDux, we frankly did not know how many people would want to participate. We knew WE wanted to cook and blog about healthy recipes in a fun, community-connected group of like minded bloggers... but would anyone else?

The response has been amazing... and not just among the peer-circle of RDs that we already knew. With members who span the globe and come at the topic of healthy eating from all different angles, we all share a common goal - we want to eat healthy & we want it to taste great.

Honestly, I’ve grown so thankful for this group of bloggers who have already taught me so much in just a few short months... I've learned about one variety of cherries I had never heard of, a new way to code HTML in Excel, how to make LOTS of ice cream from bananas and much, much more. These bloggers inspire me to be a better, healthier cook, and I hope you lucky readers who stumble across our posts are inspired to make similar changes in your kitchens.

...and with that I introduce this month's topic courtesy of one of our "inaugural" bloggers - the very talented and social media savvy Danielle Omar from Food Confidence. Danielle suggested we dedicate a month to salad dressings. We thought this was a great idea and decided to take it a little further to include a host of dips, spreads, etc... basically any condiment that needs a ReDux. Whether you pour, dip, spread or smear, I hope you will enjoy them all. Thanks Danielle!

Ponzu Sauce

A citrus and soy-based sauce, Ponzu makes a wonderful dipping accompaniment for steamed dumplings, seared tofu, chicken or shrimp, edamame and is a wonderful way to dress up take-out or homemade sushi. Because this version combines less-sodium soy sauce with fresh citrus juice it‘s a great way to replace some of the sodium you’d otherwise be eating when dipping sushi in regular soy sauce. You can also add a little hoisin and peanut butter to make a thicker dressing, perfect for an Asian-inspired salad.

4 tablespoons less-sodium soy sauce

2 tablespoons fresh orange juice

2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

1 tablespoon sesame oil

1 tablespoon mirin (sweet rice wine)

1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper

1 green onion, thinly sliced

Combine all ingredients in a bowl. Cover and chill until ready to serve.

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