Sesame Spinach Salad

Name: Sesame Spinach Salad
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 59 milliliters sake or dry white wine; 2 teaspoons Asian sesame oil; 2 Tbsps toasted sesame seeds; 2 Tbsps soy sauce; 680 grams spinach, stemmed and rinsed well; 2 teaspoons sugar

Sesame Spinach Salad is a gluten free, fodmap friendly, and vegan side dish. This recipe serves 6. One portion of this dish contains approximately 4g of protein, 3g of fat, and a total of 75 calories. This recipe covers 21% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up sake, soy sauce, sugar, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.

Instructions

In a 5- to 6-quart pan over high heat, bring about 3 quarts water to a boil.

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Add half the spinach and cook until wilted, 1 to 2 minutes.

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Spinach

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.

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Spinach

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In a large bowl, mix sake, soy sauce, sugar, and sesame oil.

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Sake

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Squeeze or roll spinach tightly in a kitchen towel to remove as much water as possible.

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Roll

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Place in bowl and mix with dressing to coat. If making salad ahead, cover and chill up to 4 hours.

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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.

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Spinach

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Sprinkle each bundle with about 1 teaspoon sesame seeds.

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