Recipe courtesy of Curtis Aikens
Spinach with Sesame Dressing
- Yield: 4 servings
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 4 servings
- Calories
- 58
- Total Fat
- 3
- Saturated Fat
- 0
- Carbohydrates
- 6
- Dietary Fiber
- 3
- Sugar
- 1
- Protein
- 5
- Cholesterol
- 0
- Sodium
- 431
- Total: 30 min
- Prep: 30 min
Ingredients
1 pound spinach
DRESSING:
2 tablespoons sesame seeds
1/2 teaspoon sugar
1 1/2 tablespoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons dashi (recipe above)
Directions
- In a large pot of boiling salted water blanch spinach for 1 to 2 minutes and refresh. Squeeze water out firmly but do not wring. Lightly toss spinach to separate stems and leaves, and place in a bowl.
- In a hot dry skillet, toast sesame seeds until they begin to pop. Reserve a teaspoon of toasted seeds for garnish. Transfer the rest of the seeds to a spice grinder or mortar and pestle. Grind until smooth. Pour into a bowl, if necessary, and add sugar, soy sauce and dashi. Mix well and pour over spinach. Toss to coat. Garnish with reserved seeds.