Japanese Spinach Salad with Sesame Seeds

July 13, 2019Mrs. Lin's Kitchen

In today’s post, I’m sharing with you a quick and easy recipe for summer: Japanese side dish – Spinach Salad with Sesame Sauce.

Spinach salad with sesame sauce (or horenso gomae) is a quick and easy Japanese side dish. Horenso means spinach. Goma means sesame. And e means sauce.

Served at room temperature or cold, this recipe is great for the hot summer weather. If you’re looking for one extra dish to fill your dinner table, spinach salad with sesame sauce will be a perfect choice.

Ingredients

Japanese spinach side dish

1 bunch of spinach
2 tbsp of white sesame seeds
1 tsp of honey
1 tsp of sugar
2 tsp of soy sauce
1-1/2 tsp of mirin

In this recipe, I used toasted sesame seeds sold in the supermarket. If you have raw sesame seeds, remember to roast them on a stove top until fragrant before using.

Japanese Spinach Salad with Sesame Seeds

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Japanese Spinach Salad with Sesame Seeds

July 13, 2019 Mrs. Lin's Kitchen

Japanese spinach salad with sesame sauce or horenso gomae is a quick and easy Japanese side dish. Served at room temperature or cold, this recipe is great for the hot summer weather.

Ingredients

1 bunch spinach, rinse and cut off root
2 tbsp toasted sesame seeds
1 tsp honey
1 tsp sugar
2 tsp soy sauce
1-1/2 tsp mirin

Instructions

Prepare the Ingredients

1)
Blanch spinach in boiling water for about 1 minute. Take out and immediately place in ice water.
2)
Squeeze as much water out from the spinach as possible. Line the spinach up nicely and chop them in quarters.
3)
In a mortar, finely grind the sesame seeds.

Make Sesame Sauce

1)
Add sugar, soy sauce, mirin, and honey into ground sesame seed. Mix them together.

Mix Sauce with Spinach

1)
In a mixing bowl, add spinach and sesame sauce. Combine them well so the sauce evenly coats the spinach.
2)
To serve, transfer spinach into a serving plate. Drizzle with some more sesame sauce and sprinkle sesame seeds on the top.

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