Summer vegetable salad with shiso sesame dressing is a refreshing Japanese-style salad recipe that combines crisp seasonal vegetables with a fragrant nutty sauce. This dish usually works well with cucumber, tomato, eggplant, zucchini, corn, lettuce, radish, carrot, or bell pepper for color, crunch, and natural sweetness. Shiso leaves add a bright herbal aroma, while sesame dressing made with ground sesame seeds, soy sauce, rice vinegar, mirin, sugar, and sesame oil gives the salad rich umami and a lightly toasted flavor. The vegetables stay fresh and juicy while the dressing coats each bite without making the dish heavy. The final salad is cooling, colorful, and easy to serve with rice, grilled fish, tofu, noodles, or Japanese-style summer meals when you want something light but flavorful.
