Japanese Spinach Salad Food

SPINACH OHITASHI (JAPANESE SPINACH SALAD WITH SAVORY BROTH)

Steps:

• Gather all the ingredients.

GOMAE - JAPANESE STYLE SPINACH SALAD

Steps:

• Toast sesame seeds until slightly brown, you will smell the scent of the sesame seeds when it's ready.
• Reserve small amount of the sesame seed for the garnish.
• Place the rest on a plate and crush (you could do this in a processor as well), then place in a bowl.
• Add water, soy, sugar into the bowl with the sesame seed. (If you are using the food processor then add these ingredients into the processor). Set aside until Spinach is ready.
• To cook the spinach: Add a pinch of salt into a pot of boiling hot water. Mix then add spinach for one minute (ONLY ONE MINUTE or the recipe is ruined).
• Pour the spinach and water into a colander and run cold tap water to cool down the spinach, this will stop it from cooking more.
• Squish the spinach with your hands, until all the moister is out of the spinach (you are only left with a small hand full of spinach).
• Cut spinach into strips (You could skip this part).
• Place spinach onto serving bowls and drizzle the dressing onto the spinach, then add reserved sesame seed as garnish.
• Enjoy Chef floWers Gomae - Japanese Style Spinach Salad.
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OSHITASHI (JAPANESE SPINACH SALAD WITH ROASTED SESAME)

Steps:

• Toast the sesame seeds in a skillet until lightly colored. Cool.
• Add the spinach to a large saucepan of boiling water and cook 2 to 3 minutes until wilted.
• Have an ice bath ready.
• Drain the spinach in a colander, shock in the ice bath (to retain color of spinach), then drain again.
• Squeeze dry and place in a bowl.
• Mix the cooked spinach with the soy sauce, mirin and sesame seeds.
• Serve at room temperature.

VEGAN JAPANESE SPINACH SALAD

Steps:

• Place 1 1/2 tablespoons sesame seeds on a plate; use the bottom of a pot or heavy measuring cup to crush the seeds. Transfer to a bowl. Add water, soy sauce, and sugar; stir dressing.
• Bring a small pot of water to a boil; add salt. Add spinach and cook until wilted, no more than 1 minute. Drain spinach into a colander and rinse with cool water to stop the cooking process. Squeeze spinach with hands to remove moisture. Cut into strips.
• Place cooked spinach in serving bowls. Drizzle dressing on top and add remaining sesame seeds as garnish.