Japanese Spinach Salad

Cook Time 20 minutes

Servings 4

Ingredients

2 bunches English spinach, washed thoroughly

1/3 cup of white sesame seeds

1 tbsp mirin

1 tbsp soy sauce

1 tbsp of white miso paste

1 tsp honey

Water

Method

Place the sesame seeds over a medium heat pan and cook until they just start to brown. Reserve 1 tablespoon of the sesame seeds and place the remainder in a small blender or grinder. Once a rough paste forms, add the mirin, soy, miso and honey.

Bring a large pot of boiling water to the boil. Add the spinach stalks first as they will take the longest to cook and then submerge the leaves. Cook for 1-2 minutes and then plunge into a bowl of iced cold water. Squeeze out excess water and place in a clean tea towel to squeeze even more of the liquid.

Roughly chop spinach and place in a shallow platter, drizzle over sauce and sprinkle on the extra toasted sesame seeds.