Goma- ae

A simple cold salad of blanched spinach seasoned with Japanese dressing

Ingredients:

2 lbs of spinach

Sesame Dressing:

4 Tbsp roasted sesame seeds
2 Tbsp soy sauce
1 Tbsp sugar
1 1/2 tsp sake
2 tsp mirin

Method:

Pound the toasted sesame seed until fine. Set aside

Mix the soy sauce, sugar, sake and mirin and combined it with the pounded sesame seeds. Refrigerate until ready to use.

Boil some water. Add some salt and blanch the spinach. Remove when wilted. Drain and let it cool down.
Once cool, squeezed as much liquid from the spinach as possible. Then cut it into 11/2 -inch in length. Refrigerate for 1 to 2 hours before serving with the dressing. Sprinkle more roasted sesame seeds when serving.