Sesame Spinach
A vibrant green, savory, and tangy cold salad paired with toasted sesame seeds.
Story
This refreshing cold dish highlights the bright, natural color of the greens, elevated by a delightful savory and sour flavor profile. The addition of fragrant, toasted sesame seeds brings a rich nuttiness that beautifully completes the crisp texture, making it a highly appetizing and classic starter.
Ingredients
Spinach (remove old leaves, cut off roots, wash, cut into about 6cm segments, blanch)
500g
Sesame seeds (remove impurities, slowly stir-fry over low heat until golden brown)
20g
Refined salt
to taste
MSG
to taste
Scallion (cut into thin shreds)
to taste
Ginger (cut into thin shreds)
to taste
Sesame oil
to taste
Vinegar
to taste
soy sauce
to taste
Instructions
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Step 1
Pluck off the old leaves of the spinach, cut off the roots, wash thoroughly with clean water, and cut into sections about 6 cm long; pick out any impurities from the sesame seeds, place them in a wok, and slowly stir-fry over low heat until cooked, taking them out when they turn golden yellow; cut the scallion and ginger into fine shreds.
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Step 2
Add water to a pot and bring to a boil, add the chopped spinach, blanch briefly and scoop out, then cool it down with cold boiled water.
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Step 3
Take the spinach out and gently squeeze out the water (the original text is interrupted here).
