Sesame Miso Spinach
Sesame Miso Spinach, also called "Spinach Goma-ae" in Japanese, is a delicious spinach salad with a sesame miso dressing. It's easy to make and can get even a picky eater to eat spinach!
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 10 oz fresh spinach
- 1.5 tbsp toasted white sesame seeds
- 1 tbsp white miso
- 2 tsp soy sauce, tamari, or coconut aminos
- 2 tsp coconut sugar or sugar of your choice
Instructions
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil.
- Blanch spinach for 1 minute in the boiling water.
- Drain spinach in a colander and thoroughly rinse it under cold water to cool it down. Set it aside.
- In a coffee grinder or with a mortar and pestle, grind the white sesame seeds until they are coarsely ground (not pasty).
- In a small bowl, mix miso, soy sauce, sugar, and ground sesame seeds. The mixture will be thick.
- With your hands, squeeze as much water from your cooled spinach as you can. If you used large spinach leaves, roughly chop the spinach in chunks.
- Combine your spinach and miso sesame mixture with tongs. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
Notes
Note: Spinach shrinks dramatically when blanched. Portions of this miso spinach will appear small, but will be dense and delicious.
Nutrition
Serving: 128g | Calories: 50kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 1.8g | Saturated Fat: 0.2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Sodium: 250mg | Potassium: 332mg | Fiber: 2.2g | Sugar: 3.8g | Vitamin A: 371IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 128mg | Iron: 3mg