Sesame Spinach Salad

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 1/2 lbs spinach, stemmed and rinsed well
• 1/4 cup or 1/4 cup dry
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 2 teaspoons sesame oil
• 2 tablespoons toasted sesame seeds

Recipe

• 1 in a 5- to 6-quart pan over high heat, bring about 3 quarts water to a boil.
• 2 add half the spinach and cook until wilted, 1 to 2 minutes.
• 3 remove spinach from water with a strainer and place in a large bowl of ice water until cool; lift out and drain.
• 4 repeat process to cook and cool remaining spinach.
• 5 in a large bowl, mix , soy sauce, sugar, and sesame oil.
• 6 squeeze or roll spinach tightly in a kitchen towel to remove as much water as possible.
• 7 place in bowl and mix with dressing to coat.
• 8 if making salad ahead, cover and chill up to 4 hours.
• 9 divide spinach into six cylindrical bundles and squeeze each tightly to compact the leaves.
• 10 arrange bundles on a serving plate or in individual small, shallow bowls.
• 11 spoon a little of the dressing left in the bowl over each bundle.
• 12 sprinkle each bundle with about 1 teaspoon sesame seeds.