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Salad Dressings/Sauces

Bold, savory, and packed with umami—these Asian dressings and sauces bring big flavor to everyday cooking.

From roasted sesame dressing and ginger scallion sauce to classic dipping sauces and stir-fry sauces, each recipe is simple to make and built around real ingredients. These homemade sauces are designed to be easy, flavorful, and versatile—perfect for salads, noodles, stir-fries, and quick weeknight meals.

At I Heart Umami, you’ll find Asian-inspired dressings and sauces that highlight authentic flavors while staying approachable for home cooks. Many are naturally gluten-free or easy to adapt, so you can add rich, restaurant-quality flavor to your dishes without complicated steps.

Dressings

A bowl of creamy tahini dill dressing garnished with fresh dill, with a wooden spoon resting inside. Nearby are a lemon wedge, a small dish of dill, and extra tahini, all on a blue and white patterned cloth.

Tahini dill dressing

Dressings

A bowl of clear, golden Thai sweet chili lime dressing with finely chopped red chili peppers, shown with a wooden spoon scooping some out. The bowl is on a light surface, with part of a green color dish with lime slices visible in the corner.

Thai sweet chili lime dressing

Dressings

A bowl filled with creamy, light brown miso butter, partially mixed with a spoon, sits on a light-colored surface.

Miso butter

Dressings

feature image shows a person scoop up a spoonful of Taiwanese thick soy sauce (soy paste) from a glass jar.

Taiwanese thick soy sauce (醬油膏)

Dressings

Feature image shows sweet and sour dipping sauce in a bowl, dipped with egg rolls.

Sweet and sour dipping sauce

Dressings

Feature image shows a ceramic bowl filled with ginger scallion sauce and serve with a spoon.

Ginger scallion sauce

Dressings

Feature overhead image shows a white sauce bowl with gluten free teriyaki sauce inside with a spoon.

Gluten free teriyaki sauce

Dressings

Feature image shows orange sauce made simple at home in a glass bowl with a spoon.

Orange sauce

Dressings

Image shows honey sriracha sauce with smooth and glossy texture in a white ceramic bowl with a spoon.

Honey sriracha sauce

Dressings

Feature image shows a small pink bowl filled with Vietnamese peanut sauce and there's a spring roll dipped into the sauce.

Vietnamese peanut sauce recipe

Desserts

Feature image shows delicious strawberry compote served chilled in a glass jar that's spoonable.

Strawberry Compote (stovetop, Instant Pot)

Dressings

Feature image shows a bowl of creamy miso ginger dressing in a blue white color bowl.

Miso ginger dressing

Dressings

Image shows wonton dipping sauce mixed well in a small serving bowl with a serving spoon.

Wonton sauce

Dressings

Photo shows egg roll dipping sauce served in a bowl.

Egg roll sauce

Dressings

A cover image shows different types of Asian sauces can be used for grilled poultry chicken

23+ Best sauces for grilled chicken (Asian-inspired)

Dressings

Photo shows a thick black sesame paste in a glass jar with a spoon stirring

Black Sesame Paste

Dressings

Feature image shows 5 different flavors of hot pot sauces all homemade over a light beige background

Hot pot Sauces

Dressings

homemade sha cha sauce served in a blue white color small bowl with spoon inside.

Shacha Sauce

Dressings

Homemade chili garlic sauce served in a light colored bowl with a spoon in the bowl

Garlic Chili Sauce

Dressings

Bacon aioli sauce with creamy texture and crispy bacon bits served in a ceramic bowl

Bacon Aioli

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