Japanese · Side
Horenso no Goma-ae Spinach with Sesame
Blanched spinach folded through freshly toasted and ground white sesame loosened with dashi and a touch of soy; the hot-ground seeds taste almost of roasted peanuts, with sugar kept to a whisper.

- YieldServes 4 as a small side
- Hands-on25 min
- Total31 min
- Difficulty
Ingredients
- 450 gfresh spinach, washed, roots trimmed but bunches kept whole
- 1 tbspsalt, for the blanching water
dressing
- 4 tbspwhite sesame seeds
- 1 tspsugar
- 2 tspdark (koikuchi) soy sauce
- 3 tbspdashi
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