This Japanese sesame spinach salad is nutty, flavourful and a delicious way to enjoy spinach! Ready in 5 minutes, this healthy Japanese side dish is great for meal prep, too.
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Japanese Spinach Salad with Sesame Dressing
Description
This Japanese sesame spinach salad is nutty, flavourful and a delicious way to enjoy spinach! Ready in 5 minutes, this healthy Japanese side dish is great for meal prep, too.
Ingredients
- 1 bunch of spinach (225-250g)
- Pinch of salt
- 3 tbsp toasted sesame seeds
- 2 tsp sugar
- 4–5 tsp soy sauce
- 1 tsp sake or mirin
Instructions
- Bring a pot of water to a boil and place spinach in stem side first. Cook the spinach for 30 seconds and then immediently strain and rinse with cold water.
- Squeeze out excess moisture and water. Gather the spinach and roughly chop the spinach 3-4 times and then place it into a bowl.
- Add the toasted sesame seeds to a suribachi (motor / grinding bowl) and grind with surikogi (pestal / wooden stick) and roughly grind the sesame seeds (does not have to all be grinded). Add the sugar, soy sauce and sake/mirin and mix together.
- Pour the dressing over the spinach and toss together. Serve and enjoy!
- Leftovers can be stored in an air tight container in the fridge for up to 3 days or frozen for up to 1 month.
Notes
- If using raw sesame seeds, toast them over low heat until it starts to smell nutty and some of the seeds begin to ‘pop’.
- Helpful Equipment: suribachi set (Japanese motor and pestal)
- Nutritional Information Disclaimer: Nutrition information is a rough estimate calculated on an online tool (Cronometer).
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Such a tasty and quick n easy recipe, I loved it so much!
So glad I found your page. 🤍
I used to always order this at sushi restaurants and all along thought the nuttiness came from peanut butter! Toasting the sesame seeds really elevates this dish so much, and I just used my coffee grinder to grind them up. Super easy and quick to throw together, love this recipe!
This was so quick and easy to make, and I love how full of nutrients it is!
simple & healthy, but delicious & flavorful! an easy side dish to any meal that will impress.
Such a yummy side dish! Tried it for the first time a week ago and have made it just about every day since!
It was pretty good!
Reminds me of my mom ❤
Simple, tasty, healthy, and tastes great chilled the next day.
New favorite way to cook spinach !
Absolutely delicious!
I’ve been trying to find a way to get in my greens and this is perfect, its sweet and soooo yummy 10/10. I omitted the sake since i don’t have any on hand and it still tasted amazing. 🙂
so simple & easy but so good!