Sesame Spinach

Name: Sesame Spinach
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 6 servings black pepper; 6 servings extra virgin olive oil; 6 servings fresh ginger; 6 servings garlic; 6 servings light soy sauce; 6 servings lime juice; 6 servings peanut oil; 6 servings rice wine vinegar; 6 servings sesame oil; 6 servings sesame seeds; 6 servings shallots; 6 servings spinach; 6 servings sugar

Sesame Spinach is a gluten free and vegan recipe with 6 servings. This recipe covers 16% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 497 calories, 5g of protein, and 46g of fat. If you have sugar, rice wine vinegar, ginger, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes. It works well as a budget friendly side dish.

Instructions

Toast the sesame seeds in a small skillet until fragrant. Stir together the peanut and sesame oils, the soy sauce, lime juice, sesame seeds, vinegar, half of the minced shallots, half of the minced garlic, the ginger, and the sugar in a small bowl. Set aside, or refrigerate in a covered container for up to 3 hours.

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Minced Garlic

Sesame Seeds

Lime Juice

Soy Sauce

Shallot

Vinegar

Ginger

Peanuts

Sugar

Toast

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Frying Pan

Bowl

Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.

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Olive Oil

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Frying Pan

Add the remaining shallots and garlic, stirring for a few seconds, then the spinach, moving it around to quickly stirfry until it is completely wilted. Season lightly with salt and pepper. Set aside to cool.

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Salt And Pepper

Shallot

Spinach

Garlic

When it is cool enough to easily handle, press the spinach between your hands to squeeze out as much liquid as you can. Put in a bowl and cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until cold or for up to 6 hours.

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Spinach

Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

Bowl

To serve, put the spinach in a ceramic serving bowl and drizzle the dressing generously over it. You will have leftover dressing, which can be drizzled over the dish you serve the spinach with, or used as a dressing or dipping sauce.

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Dipping Sauce