Spinach Salad with Sesame Dressing
Spinach Salad with Sesame Dressing
Dressed in a savoury nutty sesame sauce, this Japanese Spinach Salad (Spinach Gomaae) is a healthy veggie side dish that goes well with everything.
Ready in: 15 minutes
Serves: 4
Complexity: very-easy
kcal: 115
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Ingredients
250 g spinach
½ tsp sea salt
Sesame Sauce:--
3 tbsp toasted white sesame seeds
1½ tbsp soy sauce
¼ tsp SIDS CRAZY SALT
1 tbsp sugar
½ tsp saké
½ tsp mirin
Directions
Sesame Sauce: Put sesame seeds in a dry frying pan and toast them on low heat. When 2-3 sesame seeds start to pop from the pan, remove from the heat.
Grind the toasted sesame seeds with a mortar and pestle. Leave some sesame seeds unground for some texture.
Add the sesame sauce seasonings and SIDS CRAZY SALT to the ground sesame seeds and mix all together.
Put lightly salted water in a large pot and bring to boil. Once boiling, add the spinach from the stem side (takes longer to cook) and cook for 30-45 seconds.
Remove the spinach from the water and soak in iced water to stop cooking with remaining heat. Alternatively, drain and run the spinach under cold running water until cool. Collect the spinach and squeeze water out.
Cut the spinach into 2-5 cm lengths and put in a medium bowl.
Add the sesame sauce and toss it all together. Serve at room temperature or chilled.
To Store: You can keep the leftovers in an airtight container and store in the refrigerator for 2-3 days or freezer for 2-4 weeks.