Enjoy your greens most deliciously with my 5-minute Green Miso Sauce, perfect for pairing with just about anything! It takes only 5 minutes to whip up, and here's a bonus: miso is a healthier alternative to salt, as it doesn't raise blood pressure like regular salt does!
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If there's one trick I know to get you eating more healthy cruciferous veggies, it's having a great sauce-and this is it! Even kids love it. With this sauce, the whole family will be eating healthier without even realizing it.
This Green Miso Sauce was inspired by my oil-free Hemp Seed Dressing, this 5-minute Salad Dressing for Diabetics, and my Creamy Asian Tahini Dressing. Looking for a healthy hot sauce? Try my Low-Sodium Hot Sauce recipe.
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👩🏼🌾 Ingredients
- Miso: Made from fermented soybeans, it's not only delicious but also packed with probiotics, vitamins, and minerals.
- Walnuts: About two ounces of walnuts daily for two years helps maintain telomere length. Telomeres shorten with age, so this is an anti-aging benefit of walnuts.
- Greens: Kale, spinach, or arugula would all work.
- Basil: Fresh basil adds a bright, fresh, and slightly sweet flavor and is rich in antioxidants.
- Mustard Powder: Enhances the sulforaphane content of cooked cruciferous vegetables that pair perfectly with this sauce.
- Garlic: Raw garlic increases the absorption of iron and zinc even in the face of phytates.
- Dates are nutrient-rich, providing fiber for digestion, potassium, magnesium, and vitamin B6. I used Medjool dates for their caramel-like flavor and soft texture. You can also use more Deglet Noor dates, which are smaller with a firmer, milder sweetness.
See the recipe card for quantities.
🌰 Substitutions
- Walnuts- Substitute with sunflower seeds for nut-free, or raw cashews for even more creaminess.
- Kale - Use spinach, arugula, or leafy greens you have on hand.
- Basil - Substitute with more leafy greens as needed.
- Garlic - Use 1 teaspoon garlic powder instead.
For more healthy dressings, visit my Healthy Dressings page.
📖 How to Make Green Miso Sauce
This is an overview. The full recipe is at the bottom of the post.
- Prepare the green miso sauce: Transfer the walnuts, kale, basil, miso, garlic, lemon juice, water, and dates to a blender.
- Blend on high until mostly smooth.
- Use to make this savory high-protein Miso Vegetable Oats recipe.
- Use to make this Roasted Edamame Bowl with Mushrooms.
✔️ Expert Tips
- For nut-free, use sunflower seeds instead.
- Storage: Refrigerate Green Miso Sauce in an airtight container for up to 5 days.
🙋🏽♀️ Recipe FAQs
Fresh Mint: Provides a fresh, sweet flavor similar to basil.
Fresh Oregano: Offers an earthy and slightly peppery taste, great for Mediterranean recipes.
Spinach: Works well if you are looking to replace the green color and mild flavor.
Fresh Cilantro: Adds a bright, slightly citrusy flavor.
These fresh herbs can help replicate the vibrant, aromatic quality of basil in various dishes.
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Green Miso Sauce
Ingredients
- 1 cup raw walnuts or sunflower seeds, or raw cashews
- 2 cups kale leaves or spinach, or arugula
- 2 cups fresh basil leaves
- 1 ½ tablespoons mellow miso (white miso)
- 2 large cloves garlic
- ½ teaspoon mustard powder
- 2 small lemons juice
- ¾ cup water
- 1 to 2 Medjool dates soaked in hot water for 5 minutes, pitted
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EQUIPMENT
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Instructions
- Place in a blender: Transfer the walnuts, kale, basil, miso, garlic, lemon juice, water, and dates to a blender.
- Blend on high until mostly smooth.
Notes
Nutrition
This information is provided as a courtesy and is only an estimate. Nutritional values may vary depending on factors such as product types and brands used.
Jenny says
Looking forward to making this today - I love your recipes. But I always wonder exactly how to measure 2 c. of a green leafy vegetable. I realize the exact measurement probably doesn’t matter, but are these packed cups? Is there a weight measurement that could be used?
I apologize if you’ve already addressed this elsewhere!
Nisha Melvani, RDN says
Hi. I used packed cups! I did not weight them though that is always a good idea. Thank you.
Helen says
Can't believe I haven't rated and commented on this AMAZING green sauce! It is my absolute favorite "pesto" type sauce and I make it ALL the time, eating it with everything I can think of. It freezes well too! Highly, highly recommend. I followed the recipe as is, and am sure the substitutes would be yummy too.
Nisha Melvani, RDN says
Thank you for taking the time to comment. I really appreciate it. So glad you are enjoying this miso sauce.
Diane says
Great base for a green sauce. I used spinach, parsley and dried basil and no date and it was great. I can imagine the original variation is even better. I'm trying all your green sauces and this is the new favourite.
Nisha Melvani, RDN says
So glad to hear you enjoyed this one! Thank you for commenting:)
Ana C says
really tasty and satisfying!! just wished the measurements would be given in the metric system too
Nisha Melvani, RDN says
Working on this.
Nora says
I love the taste of this sauce, and I am using it as a salad dressing. Now I am contemplating trying other herbs instead of basil, because I like playing around with recipes. This Green Miso Sauce is very creamy and the texture is silky. This recipe is a keeper.
Nisha Melvani, RDN says
So happy you are enjoying it. Let me know of you try other fresh herbs!
Nancy says
Delicious!!
Nisha Melvani, RDN says
Thank you!