Japanese Spinach Goma-ae
  1. Add toasted sesame seeds into a mortar and grind until halfway ground

  2. Add tamari, mirin, and sugar and mix well

  3. Add water and a tsp salt to a medium pot and boil

  4. Wash spinach well to remove dirt from between the leaves

  5. When water is boiling, arrange spinach so all stems are bunched together and insert only the stalks into the boiling water for 1-2 minutes

  6. After 1 minute, dunk the rest of the spinach leaves under water and cook for another 1-2 minutes

  7. Strain spinach and immediately add to ice water bath to cool down and stop the cooking process

  8. Once cooled, squeeze out excess water and cut the spinach into 1.5-2 inch chunks

  9. Add spinach to a bowl, add sesame dressing and mix well

  10. Leave in fridge and remove about 30 minutes before serving to warm up to room temperature

Course🍚Side Dish

Diets🌱Vegan🌾Gluten-free...

Category🥗Salad

Cuisine🇯🇵Japanese

Occasions📆Everyday🍱Japanese Cuisine

Season🔁Year-round

DifficultyVery Easy ⏰ 10m

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