Blanched spinach dressed in a savory nutty sesame sauce, this Japanese Spinach Salad with Sesame Dressing (Gomaae) is a healthy veggie side dish that goes well with everything.
🖨 RECIPE: https://www.justonecookbook.com/spinach-with-sesame-sauce/
📝 INGREDIENTS
For the Sauce
3 Tbsp toasted white sesame seeds
1 Tbsp soy sauce
1 Tbsp sugar
For the Spinach
1 tsp Diamond Crystal kosher salt (for blanching)
1 bunch spinach (8 oz, 227 g)
⏱️ CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
0:22 Bring water to a boil and toast sesame seeds.
0:45 Grind the sesame seeds.
0:54 Season the sesame seeds.
1:06 Blanch the spinach.
1:23 Transfer the spinach to iced water and squeeze the water out.
1:50 Cut the spinach.
1:57 Coat the spinach with the sesame sauce.
2:10 Serve.
2:20 Outro
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Japanese knife: Kikuichi (https://kikuichi.net/)
10-inch suribachi (mortar) and wooden pestle: https://mtckitchen.com/ivory-large-bowl-japanese-style-mortar-suribachi-80-fl-oz-9-96-dia/ (use JOC10 to get a 10% discount)
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🎙️ Voiceover: My daughter 👧🏻
🎥 Filming and Editing: Jason (https://www.instagram.com/xninjason/)
Thank you for watching! 💗 Nami
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I’m a native Japanese, born and raised in Yokohama, Japan, and now live in San Francisco, California, with my husband Mr. JOC, two high school kids, and a dog named Miso. I also wrote three Japanese cookbooks, where I share popular recipes like Oyakodon, Tamagoyaki, Chawanmushi, Sushi, Okonomiyaki, Mochi Ice Cream, Gyoza, Ramen, and more!
