Ultimate Sesame Spinach
"Our neighbor, Mary, prepared this for us one night, and we fell in *love*! The sugar and rice vinegar combo distinguish this version from the others that are posted."
- Ready In:
- 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 6
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
- 1 1⁄2 lbs spinach, stems removed, soaked in a bowl of water and drained but not dried
- 3 tablespoons sesame seeds
- 4 tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 1 tablespoon rice vinegar, unseasoned
- 2 tablespoons dashi (can substitute chicken stock)
directions
- Put the spinach in a large, dry frying pan over medium heat. Cover and cook until the spinach is completely wilted, about 5 minutes. Drain in a colander and squeeze out any excess moisture. Chop the spinach coarsely.
- Put the sesame seeds in a small, dry frying pan and toast over medium heat until light brown and fragrant, shaking the pan frequently, 3-5 minutes. Cool and grind the seeds to a powder in a clean coffee grinder or mortar and pestle.
- Combine the soy sauce, sugar, rice vinegar, and dashi and stir until the sugar is dissolved. Add the sesame powder and stir until well blended. Pour dressing over spinach.
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Reviews
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Yummy! I scaled the recipe back for one, left out the dashi(didn't have). Thanks! Made for Newest Zaar tag.
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
lecole54
Machias, Maine
I only came to cooking in my 50s, when we moved home to a tiny town with only a few restaurants. I'm always on the hunt for easy, flavorful recipes (often ethnic cuisines), and I'm always ready to try something new and different! In cold weather I gravitate to stews, soups, and casseroles of the not-too-heavy kind; in hot weather I love a salad or cold soup. Partly because of my husband's diabetes (I'm borderline) and partly out of indolence, baking is not my thing.
