Sesame Spinach Salad
- Ready In:
- 50mins
- Ingredients:
- 6
- Serves:
-
6
ingredients
- 1 1⁄2 lbs spinach, stemmed and rinsed well
- 1⁄4 cup sake or 1/4 cup dry white wine
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 2 teaspoons sesame oil
- 2 tablespoons toasted sesame seeds
directions
- In a 5- to 6-quart pan over high heat, bring about 3 quarts water to a boil.
- Add half the spinach and cook until wilted, 1 to 2 minutes.
- Remove spinach from water with a strainer and place in a large bowl of ice water until cool; lift out and drain.
- Repeat process to cook and cool remaining spinach.
- In a large bowl, mix sake, soy sauce, sugar, and sesame oil.
- Squeeze or roll spinach tightly in a kitchen towel to remove as much water as possible.
- Place in bowl and mix with dressing to coat.
- If making salad ahead, cover and chill up to 4 hours.
- Divide spinach into six cylindrical bundles and squeeze each tightly to compact the leaves.
- Arrange bundles on a serving plate or in individual small, shallow bowls.
- Spoon a little of the dressing left in the bowl over each bundle.
- Sprinkle each bundle with about 1 teaspoon sesame seeds.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
princess7
United States
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