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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Super easy and packed with flavor!
I love to try new recipes and love to explore other (food) cultures!
Your recipes are amazing! This one included 💚❤️
Keep going your great work, pls🙏
Addictive! The perfect use for all the organic spinach I’ve been getting in my CSA share. I am a huge fan of savory dishes like this. It’s so yummy. Nothing beats the flavor of toasted sesame seeds and soy sauce.
If making this with baby spinach, would that change the amount of spinach in grams needed for this amount of sauce?
no as long as it’s still the same amount! 🙂
super easy and delicious way to get some greens in! so simple but YUMMM. would eat this everyday!
Tastes just like sushi restaurants! So simple and delicious 😋
Delicious salad, easy to make and very flavorful.
Easy and delicious! The perfect side dish to add to any Japanese meal, especially sushi.
Made this with stevia instead of sugar. It was sooo amazing. I drizzled some sesame oil on top but that’s just personal preference.