Spinach With Sesame Dressing (from Japanese Home Cooking)

Total Time: 18 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 3 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 340 g spinach
• 5 tablespoons sesame seeds
• 2 teaspoons dashi (i make up instant granules)
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce

Recipe

• 1 wash spinach thorughly.
• 2 boil in a potful of water, with stalks at the bottom, and leafy parts at the top, till soft.
• 3 drain and rinse well.
• 4 trim off the ends (leaving most of the stalk, but evening the bunch up) and squeeze out the water.
• 5 cut into 4cm lengths.
• 6 roast the sesame seeds in a dry skillet over low heat until golden, reserve a tablespoon for garnish, and half crush the rest with a pestle and mortar.
• 7 add the soy sauce and dashi and mix well.
• 8 loosen the spinach.
• 9 add the dressing, and mix well.
• 10 place in a small bowl and garnish with the reserved sesame seeds.
• 11 cabbage, beans or watercress can be substituted to prepare similar dishes.