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Submitted by Bedo2

Asian-inspired plum salad dressing made with plum baby food, soy sauce, five spice powder, and garlic. A fat-free, no-cook dressing ready in minutes.

YIELD

1 cup

PREP

10 min

COOK

0 min

READY

10 min

Here’s a resourceful trick: plum baby food makes an instant, silky-smooth base for a no-cook salad dressing with serious flavor. Mixed with soy sauce, Chinese five spice powder, garlic, and white pepper, it becomes a fat-free Asian-inspired dressing that works as a pour-over for salads or a dipping sauce for spring rolls and dumplings.

Baby food purees are naturally smooth, with no chunks or fibers to strain out. The plum variety brings a sweet-tart fruitiness that mirrors the flavor of Chinese plum sauce but in a lighter, more pourable form. No oil, no vinegar, no emulsifying needed.

The five spice powder is what ties everything to Asian cuisine. That blend of star anise, cloves, cinnamon, Sichuan peppercorn, and fennel gives the dressing a warm, aromatic complexity that you’d normally only get from cooking multiple ingredients together.

Kitchen Tips

  • Thin gradually with water. Start with a tablespoon at a time. You can always add more, but you can’t take it back once the dressing is too thin.
  • Taste as you go. The soy sauce brings plenty of salt, and the five spice is potent. Adjust both to your preference before thinning.
  • Shake or stir before each use. The plum puree can settle if it sits in the fridge.

Variations

  • Add rice vinegar for a sharper, tangier dressing that works better on crisp vegetable salads.
  • Stir in a touch of sesame oil for a nuttier flavor with more depth, though it adds fat to an otherwise fat-free recipe.

Ingredients

4 115.6
OUNCES ML/G PLUM BABY FOOD *
1 5
TEASPOON ML CHINESE FIVE SPICE POWDER
chinese *
½ 2.5
TEASPOON ML GARLIC POWDER
1
X WATER
to taste *
1
X WHITE PEPPER
to taste *

Directions

Mix together the baby food and seasonings.

Thin with water to desired consistency (for pouring, dipping, etc).

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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 4g (0.1 oz)
Amount per Serving
Calories 2 0% from fat
 % Daily Value *
Total Fat 0g 0%
Saturated Fat 0g 0%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 0mg 0%
Sodium 211mg 9%
Total Carbohydrate 0g 0%
Dietary Fiber 0g 0%
Sugars g
Protein 1g
Vitamin A 0% Vitamin C 0%
Calcium 0% Iron 0%
* based on a 2,000 calorie diet How is this calculated?
Low Fat, Fat-Free, Low in Saturated Fat, Low Cholesterol, Cholesterol-Free, Trans-fat Free, Low Carb, Sugar-Free
 

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