Easy! Simple Spinach With Sesame Sauce (Gome-ae)

1. 1

   Put the ingredients in a bowl and mix well.

2. 2

   Wash the spinach under running water.

3. 3

   Make cuts into the root ends.

4. 4

   Line the spinach on a sheet of plastic wrap with the root ends alternating, and microwave for 2 minutes.

5. 5

   Take the plastic wrap off and put the spinach in ice water.

6. 6

   Line up the root ends of the spinach bunches before taking them out of the water.

7. 7

   Holding the spinach up by the root ends, squeeze the spinach well from the top.

8. 8

   Cut the root ends off and cut the rest of the spinach into 3 to 4 cm lengths.

9. 9

   Add to the combined ingredients from Step 1, mix well and transfer to serving plates!

10. 10

    If you are using roasted sesame seeds, grind them up in a grinding bowl before adding them to the mixture in Step 1!

11. 11

    It will be very fragrant.

12. 12

    If you get a lot of spinach, you can wrap up the squeezed out spinach after Step 5 and freeze it in an airtight container.

13. 13

    This is delicious made with pea shoots too.

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.

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