By Grocery List Plus Editorial Staff | Published on June 14, 2026
Serves 1
52 cal · 5 min
Dipping Sauce for Tempura Vegetables
Recipe GLPR4d6a81daf9f4ce
A bright, umami-rich Japanese dipping sauce combining salty soy and fish sauce with sweet mirin, tangy rice vinegar, and fresh lemon juice. Sharp ginger and scallion add aromatic depth, perfect for dunking crispy tempura vegetables.
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Ingredients
1 ounce ginger root, peeled and minced
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 tablespoon Asian fish sauce
2 tablespoons mirin
1 tablespoon scallion, thinly sliced
1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
2 tablespoons rice-wine vinegar
Directions
Place the peeled and minced ginger in a small bowl.
Add the soy sauce, fish sauce, mirin, and rice-wine vinegar to the bowl with the ginger.
Stir the mixture until the mirin is fully dissolved and all ingredients are well combined.
Add the fresh lemon juice and stir to incorporate.
Fold in the thinly sliced scallion just before serving to preserve its fresh flavor and color.
Transfer the sauce to a small dipping bowl and serve alongside tempura vegetables.
Comments
Fish sauce is the real hurdle here: it lives at Publix or ALDI, not at Harris Teeter or Food Lion, so budget a second stop for this one ingredient unless you already keep it in your pantry. The other items—ginger, soy sauce, mirin, rice vinegar—are standard at any major Charlotte chain, and costs stay well under $5 total. The 5-minute claim is honest, though you'll want fresh ginger and scallion for real flavor, which means a small prep overhead. This is a single-serving dipping sauce, designed to go with tempura on the same night; leftovers thin out in the fridge within a day.
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