My easy, creamy soy ginger sauce is a total flavor bomb and takes less than 10 minutes to make. The flavors are complex with a perfect balance of savory, salty, nutty, and sweet. Use it as a quick dipping sauce for potstickers, or jazz up salads, noodles, and rice bowls, like this sardine rice bowl. (post updated 12/28/2025)
Homemade sauces and dressings are surprisingly simple to make and easily customizable, and this one is no exception. I often change it up depending on how I’m serving it. It’s quick, easy, and worth adding to your recipe rotation. If you love sweet-and-savory sauces, also check out my easy honey mustard with Greek yogurt.
Is there anything more satisfying than slam-dunking a potsticker into a flavor-bomb sauce and taking that first bite? My creamy soy ginger dipping sauce is a family favorite, but don’t stop at potstickers. We serve this with rice bowls, noodle dishes, stir it into ramen, drizzle it over hibachi-style veggies, and so much more.
As part of my weekly ingredient prep, I always make a homemade dressing or sauce. Depending on my menu, it may be kimchi mayonnaise, which is very gut-friendly. Ranch dressing made with a homemade dry seasoning mix, and I love a chunky blue cheese dressing (made without buttermilk). I’m a firm believer that a killer or dressing sauce can transform a dish, so I always have one in my refrigerator!
Creamy Soy Ginger Sauce
This sauce checks all the boxes. It takes about five minutes to make with mostly pantry ingredients and delivers big-time flavor. Dark soy adds depth, mayonnaise adds richness, lime juice cuts through the fat, and a touch of honey balances everything. It’s absolutely delicious, and you’ll want to make a double batch!
Step By Step Instructions
First, you’ll want to gather your ingredients, most of which you probably already have in your pantry, and add them to a bowl.
- Mayonnaise. It provides richness and fattiness. I used this avocado mayonnaise.
- Greek yogurt. Provides a bit of tang and lightens up the sauce.
- Ginger. Grated fresh on a microplane works best and gives the sauce a zesty, spicy kick!
- Dark soy. It’s rich, salty, and more complex than regular soy sauce, though that works fine too.
- Toasted sesame oil. This adds a toasty, nutty flavor. A little goes a long way.
- Sriracha. A little Sriracha adds a garlicky, spicy kick.
- Lime juice. This brightens up the sauce and adds a little tang.
- Honey. A touch of honey helps balance out all the flavors. ** see note in next steps
Note: I love a combination of mayonnaise and Greek yogurt for both richness and tang. Using a full-fat, plain Greek yogurt helps keep the sauce on the thicker side. For this recipe, I used 5% Fage Plain Greek yogurt.
Next, whisk until smooth and give it a taste. You’ll notice there is no honey in the ingredient shot, because I often make this without it. A bit of sweetness helps balance the sauce, and the avocado mayonnaise I use already has some sweetness. Depending on the products you’re using and the sweetness level you like, you may or may not need to add honey. Also, remember that we all have different tastes. My suggestion is to make it without the honey, taste it, and then add a little at a time until it tastes good to you.
Taste again and adjust. Want more spice? Add more sriracha. More acid? Add lime. Remember that all recipes are guides, not rules, especially when making condiments. They’re easily customizable. Add a little bit of an ingredient at a time and don’t go too heavy-handed. Once you add too much, then you’ll need to fix it. Go slow!
Creamy Soy Ginger Sauce – Tips
- The best way to grate your ginger is to use a small, handheld grater. I like to grate an entire knob at once and then pack it into small silicone ice cube containers. It works perfectly in recipes like this.
- If you follow a gluten-free diet, look for gluten-free tamari rather than soy sauce. Gluten-free tamari is the perfect substitution for soy sauce, and there are also low-sodium varieties.
- Go slow with sesame oil. It’s an acquired taste, and toasted sesame oil has a more robust flavor. If you’re unsure whether you like it, start with even less than what I have listed and add more to taste.
- This can be stored in an airtight container and kept in the refrigerator for up to five days.
Serving Suggestions
- Drizzle over fried rice, protein bowls, rice bowls, and greens for an Asian spin on salad.
- Serve as a dipping sauce for crudité, egg rolls, potstickers, spring rolls, and chicken wings.
- Toss freshly cooked rice noodles with a little sauce and your favorite Asian veggies.
- Shrimp tacos and poke bowls are even more delicious with a big dollop of this sauce on top.
And that’s it, friends! I hope you love this creamy soy ginger sauce as much as we do! If you make it, please come back to let me know how you like it!
Creamy Soy Ginger Sauce
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup plain Greek yogurt
- 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
- 1 teaspoons freshly grated ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
- 1 teaspoon dark soy sauce
- 2 teaspoons lime juice
- 1-2 teaspoons sriracha
- 1 tablespoon honey
Instructions
- Add all ingredients to a bowl.
- Whisk until smooth.
- Taste and adjust the ingredients to your liking.
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