Baby spinach salad with sesame

Vegetarian recipes Baby spinach salad with sesame dressing recipe

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Date Published:
17/12/2008

Baby spinach salad with sesame dressing has a lovely balance of hot, sweet and salty flavours. This simple Japanese recipe makes a good, light starter.

Serves 4 as a starter
Ready in 20 minutes

Nutritional Information

Per serving:
149kcals
12g fat (1.7g saturated)
4.5g protein
5.8g carbs
5.4g sugar
0.4g salt

Ingredients

  • 200g fresh baby spinach, washed
  • 80g daikon (see Tip) or 80g red radishes, finely sliced
  • 1 tbsp sliced pickled ginger (from a jar or pack, see Tip)
  • 1 lime, quartered, to serve

For the sesame (goma) dressing

  • 1 tbsp caster sugar
  • 1 tbsp sesame seeds, toasted
  • 3 tbsp tahini (sesame seed paste)
  • 1 tbsp ginger juice (the liquid from a pack or jar of pickled ginger)
  • 1 tbsp rice vinegar
  • 1 tbsp toasted sesame oil
  • 1 tsp light soy sauce

Method: How to make baby spinach salad with sesame

1. Make the dressing. In a small saucepan, heat the sugar with 2-3 tablespoons water over a low heat, until dissolved. Pour into a large bowl, add the remaining dressing ingredients and mix together well.

Tip

Daikon is a white Asian radish, from Asian grocers. Most larger supermarkets stock pickled ginger.

2. Add the spinach to the bowl and toss to coat in the dressing. Pile into 4 serving bowls and top with the finely sliced daikon or radish and pickled ginger. Squeeze over the lime wedges to serve.

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