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Saturday, January 23, 2010

Sesame Spinach

This is a very good spinach dish.
You should try this at least once.

Ingredients:
1 pound fresh spinach
1 1/2 tablespoons white sesame seeds
1 tablespoon sugar
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 teaspoon sake
1/2 teaspoon sesame oil

Diections:
Rinse spinach and trim off tough ends of stems.
Plunge spinach in boiling water for 30 seconds.
Rinse under cold water and drain well.
Spread out wilted spinach on a cutting board,
blot up excess water with a paper towel,
and cut spinach into inch-wide ribbons.
Toast sesame seeds by heating
for a few minutes in a dry skillet.
Reserve a couple of pinches of sesame seeds for garnish.
Add sugar and blend with ground sesame.
Mix sesame sugar paste in a bowl with soy sauce,
sake and sesame oil. Mix well.
Layer clumps of spinach in bowl,
basting each layer with some of the sesame dressing.
Sprinkle rest of toasted sesame seeds on top.

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