Name: Spinach with sesame sauce
Prep time: 2 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 7 min
Ingredients: 3 Tbsp white sesame seeds; 450g baby spinach; 1 tsp oil; ½ tsp unrefined cane sugar; 2 Tbsp Japanese soy sauce; 3 Tbsp dashi broth

Spinach with sesame sauce

17 Apr 2015

by Dinna

Prep Time

2 minutes

Cook Time

5 minutes

Total Time

7 minutes

Background

Spinach with sesame sauce (spinach goma-ae) is a very popular Japanese side-dish, which is often included in a bento box. This recipe is a very simple version, ready in 5 minutes. It can be eaten warm or cold and of course it's the perfect condiment with Japanese food.

Ingredients

3 Tbsp white sesame seeds
450g baby spinach
1 tsp oil
½ tsp unrefined cane sugar
2 Tbsp Japanese soy sauce
3 Tbsp dashi broth

Instructions

Dry-fry the sesame seeds.Set aside one teaspoonful, then grind the rest into a paste using a pestle & mortar. Mix this paste with the soy sauce, dashi and sugar. Set aside.
Wash and drain the spinach.
Heat the oil, and add a handful of spinach, stir. When it's just wilted, add the second handful. Continue until all spinach is used up. But be careful not to overcook the spinach!
Put the sautéed spinach into a sieve and, using a spoon, squeeze out the liquid, then transfer it to a serving dish.
Add the sauce and sprinkle the sesame seeds on top.

Tips

Only use good quality, preferably home-made dashi! If you don't have dashi - use one teaspoon of mirin and cooking sake instead (and you can double the sugar if you like).