A delicious, healthy side dish in the summer. Simple ingredients. Light. Special sauce provides extra burst of flavor.
How To Make Cold Spinach and Sesame Seeds
Asian-inspired cold spinach recipe that's perfect as a side to your favorite meats.
Ingredients
- ½ lb spinach, fresh
- water, for blanching
- 1 tsp salt
For Sesame Dressing:
- 3 tbsp white sesame seeds, roasted and divided
- 1½ tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp brown sugar
- 1 tsp sake
- 1 tsp mirin
Instructions
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Add 2 tablespoons of the sesame seeds into the mortar-and-pestle.
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Pound and grind the seeds until finely powdered then transfer to a small bowl.
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Add the rest of the dressing ingredients and mix until a dressing is formed. Cover and set aside in a chilled area until ready for use.
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Bring water and salt in a soup pot into a rolling bowl and prepare a bowl with very cold iced water.
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Blanch the spinach for roughly 15 seconds until brightly colored then immediately drain and plunge into the iced water to stop the cooking process.
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Drain all the liquid and start squeezing the spinach to remove all excess moisture.
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Transfer to your working area and slice the spinach into 1½-inch lengths.
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Combine both the dressing and the cooked spinach until evenly incorporated.
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Garnish with remaining sesame seeds and serve!
Nutrition
- Sugar: 7g
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- Calcium: 238mg
- Calories: 133kcal
- Carbohydrates: 15g
- Fat: 6g
- Fiber: 4g
- Iron: 5mg
- Monounsaturated Fat: 2g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g
- Potassium: 726mg
- Protein: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Sodium: 2029mg
- Vitamin A: 10634IU
- Vitamin C: 32mg
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