15 Ginger Recipes Using the Fresh Root

Here’s a bright orange ginger recipe that that tastes like sunshine: Carrot Ginger Soup! This recipe is ideal for when you’ve got a big bag of carrots to use up, or when you’re in the midst of a gray season craving sun. We often avoid pureed soups around here because they’re not filling enough to be a meal. But this carrot ginger soup: this one’s worth taking time for! It’s great as a first course, or for lunch with grilled cheese. 

Another favorite in our ginger recipes: Ginger Tea! It’s a fantastic way to use fresh ginger root. Cozy and warming, it's full of spicy ginger flavor, with a hint of tangy lemon and sweet honey. It’s a good substitute for coffee, if you’re trying to avoid caffeine. And it's got potential health benefits like aiding digestion, reducing inflammation, and more! Here’s how to make this DIY herbal tea.

Also try: Lemon Ginger Tea

Here’s a tasty dressing that makes any pile of greens taste infinitely better: try this Ginger Salad Dressing! This sunny vinaigrette pairs rice vinegar, honey and oil with the earthy spiciness of fresh ginger root. Wow does it take a salad over the top! It’s great on just about anything, from salads to roasted vegetables. 

Here's another fantastic fresh ginger recipe: ginger lime hummus! This recipe kicks up the hummus game with fresh, Asian-style flavors: ginger, lime, garlic, and soy sauce. It's ultra simple: just throw 6 ingredients into a food processor and blend! Try it on a baguette with pickled vegetables as a Vegan Banh Mi Sandwich.

Want a great creamy ginger recipe for salads and bowl meals? Introducing…this Sesame Ginger Dressing! This dressing is part sauce, part dressing: creamy and full-bodied, with a bright zing from rice vinegar and a spicy ginger finish. Take one bite and every part of your tongue lights up: it’s savory, salty, tart, and a little sweet all at once. It takes salads to new heights, and transforms the everyday bowl meal into something transcendental. 

What’s your favorite comfort food? Here’s our ultimate: Fried Rice! There’s something about the chewy clumps of eggs and the savory ginger and soy-infused bites that feels positively life giving. This is one of our top ginger recipes, because you simply cannot make it taste right without it. Here’s how to make the very best fried rice: it tastes just like takeout from your favorite restaurant.

Got a load of ginger on hand? Let’s make Ginger Lemonade! Adding fresh ginger root to this popular beverage makes it even more irresistible: the spicy ginger is just the right pair with the acidic pop of the lemon! This ingredient gives it a complexity that makes it taste almost like a cocktail. 

Here’s a fresh, zingy drizzle for salads and bowl meals alike: Carrot Ginger Dressing! This vibrant sauce is packed with a punch of salty, savory, tangy, bright and sweet all at once. It incorporates Asian flavors like miso and rice vinegar, it’s got a twist: Mediterranean tahini brings in a creamy body to the dressing. 

Here's another ginger recipe where fresh ginger root is absolutely essential: broccoli stir fry! This healthy green veggie is covered in a sauce that’s so flavorful, you’ll forget that it’s good for you. Add a few other colorful veggies, garlic and ginger, and an incredibly savory sauce. There’s so much flavor going on, it’s one of the best ways to eat your colorful veggies. Fresh ginger makes for the very best flavor in a stir fry.

Also try: Teriyaki Vegetable Stir Fry

Fresh ginger is also perfect for desserts! You don't need to just work with the dried version: fresh ginger root adds bigger, better flavor!  Here's the very best classic apple crumble (or apple crisp, because they’re pretty darn similar). It’s a big 9 x 13 pan to feed a crowd, and fresh ginger accentuates the gooey filling perfectly. 

If you love the spicy flavor of the fresh root, might we suggest this Ginger Cocktail? It’s a refreshing spin on the vodka martini featuring ginger, lemon juice and dry vermouth. Each sip has just the right balance of sweet and tangy, with a spicy finish. Turns out, the bold flavor of ginger is a unique way to spice up your cocktail repertoire!

Another great ginger recipe: curry! Fresh ginger root adds just the right nuance to Indian-style curry recipes. This quick and easy dinner recipe takes only about 20 minutes to make: which is groundbreaking in dinner territory. Warm spices and coconut milk make it one the most tastiest things you can make in that short time window—hands down.

Also try Vegetable Curry

This ginger recipe features curry flavors in a different presentation: soup! The Thai flavors of coconut, ginger and curry are the perfect match to butternut squash. It’s silky, creamy, and warming from the inside out. It’s one of our favorite butternut squash recipes...ever.

This ginger recipe will become a go-to for adding a spicy zing all your drinks: Ginger Simple Syrup! This easy DIY cocktail syrup is just what you need to take your mixed drinks to the next level. You’ll be surprised at how much flavor comes from just a small amount of the stuff. Drizzle it in and it adds a gingery finish to cocktails: and it’s even better for adding intrigue to mocktails! It's great in a whiskey sour or a shortcut Penicillin.

Last up in our ginger recipes: Poke Bowls! This Hawaiian bowl of seasoned raw fish, rice and crunchy veggies has caught on here on the mainland, and everybody’s doing it! Yes, poke is that good. And guess what? You can easily make poke in the comfort of your own home: it’s perfect for a weeknight meal, or even better for a party. Ginger adds just the right flavor to the ahi tuna, with garlic, soy sauce, and sesame oil.

Also try: Ahi Poke or Vegan Poke Bowl