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The BEST Spinach Goma ae (Japanese Spinach with Sesame)
Spinach Goma-ae is a cold Japanese spinach salad with sesame dressing. It's super easy to make, and SO delicious. Even picky kids will gobble up their spinach this way. Served cold, it also packs well for bento.
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 5 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 10 oz baby spinach
- 2 tbsp toasted white sesame seeds
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 1 tbsp miso
- 2 tsp Japanese soy sauce
Instructions
- 1
Bring a large pot of water to boil.
- 2
Blanch spinach for 1 minute.
- 3
Drain spinach and rinse under cold water. Set aside while you prepare the goma ae.
- 4
In a mortar and pestle, grind the white sesame seeds until they resemble coarse sand (it doesn't need to be a paste).
- 5
Add sugar, miso, and soy sauce to the sesame seeds and mix to combine.
- 6
Squeeze out the excess water from the cooled spinach (don't burn yourself!).
- 7
Mix spinach and goma ae together. Refrigerate until ready to serve.