| CATEGORY |
CUISINE |
TAG |
YIELD |
| Vegetables, Grains |
Japanese |
Salads, Vegetables |
4 |
Servings |
INGREDIENTS
| 1 |
|
Bunch of fresh spinach |
| 4 |
T |
White sesame seeds |
| 2 |
T |
Sake, Japanese Rice Wine |
| 2 |
t |
Sugar |
| 1 |
T |
Japanese soy sauce |
| 1 |
t |
Rice vinegar |
INSTRUCTIONS
This spinach dish is standard fare for a Japanese meal. This dressing
may also be used with a variety of other green vegetables, so don't
hesitate to experiment. IN A SMALL SAUCEPAN, heat and ignite the sake
to cook off the alcohol. Toast the sesame seeds in a ungreased skillet
over medium heat for about 5 minutes or until golden brown. Stir
occasionally. Put the seeds into a suribachi (Japanese mortar) and
crush into a paste. (This can be ground in a food processor, however
you will have to use at least twice the amount of sesame seeds.) Add
the sake, sugar, soy sauce and rice vinegar and blend thoroughly.
Remove from the suribachi and set aside while preparing the spinach.
In a large, tied bundle, wash and rinse the spinach in cold water.
Drain thoroughly. In a wide saucepan, bring about 1 cup water and 1
teaspoon salt to a boil. Cook the spinach until the leaves are barely
wilted. Remove spinach and refresh with cold water. Squeeze dry of
excess water. Keep the spinach in a bundle and cut off and discard the
large stems. Cut the spinach into 1-inch pieces. Add the sesame
dressing to the spinach and mix gently. Divide the spinach between 4
bowls and serve at room temperature or chilled. Garnish with extra
sesame seeds. From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at
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