SERVES: 4 TO 6 | PREP TIME: 25 MINUTES | COOK TIME: 10 MINUTES
INGREDIENTS
1 bag of ready-to-eat spinach or 200 g
salt to taste
Sesame Dressing
1/2 tsp of sake or 1/2 tsp of cooking sherry
1/2 tsp of mirin
3 tbsp roasted white sesame seeds
1 1/2 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp white sugar
INSTRUCTIONS
Heat a skillet to low heat. Toast the sesame seeds by placing them into the skillet. When a few of the sesame seeds begin to pop, remove from the heat.
Grind the sesame seeds using a mortar and pestle. If you don’t have access to a motor and pestle, you can grind them in a food processor.
In a small bowl, combine the sesame seeds, soy sauce, sugar, sake and mirin.
Bring a large pot of water to a boil add a pinch of salt. Add spinach to boiling water and cook for one minute. Drain and soak with cold water until cooled. Drain the spinach and make sure to remove as much water as possible. Collect the spinach and cut into 4 pieces.
Toss the spinach in the sesame dressing.
