Spinach with Sesame Soy Sauce – Asian Food Recipes

Recipe ingredients and directions:

1 1/2 bunches spinach

2 tablespoons white sesame seeds

2 teaspoons dashi stock

1 1/2 tablespoons soy sauce

2 tablespoons sugar

lemon rind

salt

Remove roots of spinach. Rinse the spinach and score stems. Boil

spinach in water with salt and immerse briefly in cold water. Drain

thoroughly and cut it into 3-4 cm lengths.

Roast sesame seeds and grind in a suribachi (Japanese grinding

bowl). Add dashi stock, soy sauce and sugar and mix well to make

sesame soy sauce.

Mix boiled spinach with (2)-sesame soy dressing and place mixture

in a serving dish. Garnish with julienne strips of lemon, soaked

in water.

NOTES: Do not over-boil the spinach.

Category: Asian Recipes