Japanese Spinach Salad

Ingredients

• 2-3 cups spinach 

• 1 tbsp salt 

• 2 tbsp toasted sesame seeds 

• 1 tbsp non alcoholic mirin or rice vinegar

• 2 tsp miso paste 

• 1 tsp sugar 

• ½ tsp soy sauce 

Preparation

1. In a mortar, grind the sesame seeds till they are almost ground. (Don’t grind them too much) 

2. In a bowl, add the sesame seeds, sugar, soy sauce, miso paste, and mirin and mix well till combined. 

3. Bring a large pot of water to a boil with some salt, 

4. Add the spinach and cook for 5 minutes. 

5. Remove the spinach and place in a bowl of ice cold water. 

6. Squeeze out all the water and chop the spinach into smaller pieces. 

7. Mix the spinach in the sesame paste till all the spinach is coated.

8. Enjoy!