Sesame Spinach Salad Food

SESAME SPINACH SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, toss the spinach, tomatoes, avocados, shrimp, mushrooms, eggs and sesame seeds. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. In a small bowl, combine the dressing ingredients. Pour over salad and toss to coat.

COOKED SPINACH SALAD WITH SOY AND SESAME

Steps:

• Wilt, drain, and squeeze dry the spinach. Chop the spinach into large, uneven pieces.
• Place the garlic, scallions, vinegar, soy sauce, and oil in a large bowl and whisk thoroughly to combne. Add the spinach and toss to evenly coat the leaves. Season with a good squeeze of lemon juice and salt and pepper; taste and adjust the seasoning.
• To serve, divide the salad among four bowls and sprinkle each with a portion of toasted sesame seeds.
• Note: To toast the sesame seeds, preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Scatter the seeds on a baking shseet and bake until lightly browned, 3 to 4 minutes.

SESAME SPINACH SALAD

Steps:

• In a 5- to 6-quart pan over high heat, bring about 3 quarts water to a boil.
• Add half the spinach and cook until wilted, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Remove spinach from water with a strainer and place in a large bowl of ice water until cool; lift out and drain.
• Repeat process to cook and cool remaining spinach.
• In a large bowl, mix sake, soy sauce, sugar, and sesame oil.
• Squeeze or roll spinach tightly in a kitchen towel to remove as much water as possible.
• Place in bowl and mix with dressing to coat.
• If making salad ahead, cover and chill up to 4 hours.
• Divide spinach into six cylindrical bundles and squeeze each tightly to compact the leaves.
• Arrange bundles on a serving plate or in individual small, shallow bowls.
• Spoon a little of the dressing left in the bowl over each bundle.
• Sprinkle each bundle with about 1 teaspoon sesame seeds.

KOREAN SESAME-SPINACH SALAD (SHIGMCHI NAMUL)

Steps:

• Clean spinach and remove tough stems.
• Bring 6 C of salted water to a boil. Blanch spinach and remove to an ice-water bath.
• Meanwhile, prepare the dressing: Mix the sugar, salt, soy sauce and sesame oil in a bowl.
• When cool, drain the spinach and squeeze it by hand to remove excess moisture. Transfer the spinach to a cutting board and give it a few chops with a knife. Toss the spinach with the dressing in the bowl.
• Transfer the salad to a serving dish and garnish with the sesame seeds before serving.

SESAME SPINACH AND BEET SALAD

Steps:

• Discard stems from spinach. Stack leaves and cut into 1/3-inch strips. Peel beets and with a sharp thin knife or a mandoline slice very thin. Cut beet slices into fine julienne strips and transfer to a bowl with spinach.
• In a small bowl stir together vinegar, soy sauce, oil, and sugar until sugar is dissolved.
• Toss spinach and beets with vinaigrette and garnish with sesame seeds.

SPINACH SESAME SALAD

Steps:

• Place all ingredients except sesame seeds in salad bowl and toss with the Sesame-Ginger salad dressing.
• Sprinkle toasted sesame seeds on top.

SPINACH SALAD WITH SESAME DRESSING

Steps:

• For the salad, just toss the ingredients in a salad bowl and set aside to prepare the dressing.
• To make the dressing, cook the sesame seeds and garlic in the oil in a small skillet for 1 minute (not too hot or garlic will pop and splatter).
• Remove from heat and stir in rest of the ingredients.
• Cool slightly and pour over the salad.
• Toss gently and serve.

SPINACH SALAD WITH SESAME DRESSING

Steps:

• Boil the kettle and put the spinach in a large colander set over the sink. Pour over enough boiled water to just wilt the leaves (you may need to do this in batches), then leave to cool. When cool, squeeze the spinach to get rid of the excess water.
• Make your dressing by combining all the remaining ingredients (except the sesame seeds) together with 2 tbsp water. (Add a little more water if you want a runnier consistency.) Pour a little dressing over the spinach and toss to coat, then drizzle over the remainder. Sprinkle over the sesame seeds and serve.

SPINACH SALAD WITH ORANGE SESAME DRESSING

Steps:

• Wash spinach well and pat dry with paper towels.
• Trim stems from spinach and discard.
• Tear spinach leaves into bite size pieces and place in a large serving bowl.
• Add sliced red onion.
• Zest 1 orange and set aside.
• Squeeze juice into a 2 cup measure to make about 1/3 of orange juice.
• Add zest to juice and mix well.
• Whisk in raspberry vinegar, balsamic vinegar, olive oil, sesame oil, honey, ginger, dry mustard, salt and pepper.
• Remove rind and white membrane from the remaining 2 oranges and discard.
• Holding each orange over the measuring cup to catch the juices, section by cutting between membranes and add orange sections to the spinach.
• Drizzle dressing ovr salad, tossing gently to coat.
• Sprinkle salad with sesame seeds.

STEAK SPINACH SESAME SALAD

Steps:

• Boil the beef broth with the chopped steak-umms until cooked and reduced to 1/4 cup. If using roast beef, you don't need to cook it, just chop and add it to the cooked broth.
• Whisk sesame oil, lemon juice, tahini, and soy sauce together.
• Add ginger and stock.
• Put spinach, red onion, and mushrooms in a bowl.
• Add tomatoes.
• Pour dressing on.
• Grind in pepper.
• Toss; sprinkle sesame seeds on top.