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July 23, 2016 By Shihoko | Chopstick Chronicles 4 Comments

Japanese Spinach Gomaae ほうれん草の胡麻和え

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Spinach gomaae

Spinach Gomaae

Japanese spinach salad with sesame sauce is called Spinach Gomaae in Japanese. This Japanese side dish is really easy and super quick to prepare. It’s a great dish to make for people who aren’t too fond of vegetables and the taste of spinach because the sesame covers the taste and gives it a really delicious nutty flavour!

Spinach Gomaae

Spinach is in season now in Brisbane and I found a fresh bunch of spinach at a local organic market. It’s best to eat organic leafy greens because then you’re not directly ingesting pesticides. The spinach in this side dish is boiled which makes it smaller and wilted so it’s easier to eat a lot of the spinach, which is great to get an extra serving of veggies in.

Spinach Gomaae

If you can not get white sesame seeds, you can replace it with tahini or natural peanut butter. I actually quite like to use peanut butter flavour! I also brought my favourite Japanese mortar (Suribachi) and pestle (Surikogi) when I came to Australia but if you don’t have one, you can get one from Daiso for only $2.80 in Australia. It is good invesment for your kitchen if you love Japanese food and cook Japanese food often. Spinach gomaae is a perfect side dish for many different meals and is also great to pack in bento for lunch!

Spinach Gomaae

Spinach Gomaae

Spinach gomaae is a super easy and quick Japanese side dish that goes perfectly with many dishes! It's healthy and delicious!
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Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: Japanese
Keyword: #Spinach Gomaae
Servings: 4
Calories: 68kcal
Author: Shihoko | Chopstick Chronicles

Ingredients

  • 200 g Spinach
  • Pinch of salt
  • 2 tbs white sesame seeds
  • 1 tbs peanut butter
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 1 tsp Mirin
  • 2 tsp soy sauce
Metric - US Customary

Instructions

  • Place the sesame seeds, sugar, mirin, and soy sauce in a mortar and grind them all together and set aside.
  • Boil water in a large pot and add the spinach bunch in (from the stem side first) and cook for about 1 minute.
  • Take the spinach out and put immediately in icy cold water to avoid the spinach being cooked further.
  • Squeeze out the excess water and cut the spinach about 5 cm long.
  • Add the spinach to the mortar and toss together with the sesame sauce.
  • Serve in a small bowl and sprinkle more sesame seeds on top.

Notes

Spinach can be replaced with other Japanese vegetables such as Shyungiku.
 

Nutrition

Calories: 68kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 4g | Sodium: 235mg | Potassium: 326mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 4690IU | Vitamin C: 14mg | Calcium: 93mg | Iron: 2.2mg
Tried this recipe?Mention @chopstickchronicles or tag #chopstickchronicles!

 

Filed Under: Sides & Salads Tagged With: goma, gomaae, sesame, spinach, spinach salad with sesame

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Comments

  1. Petra Errico says

    February 17, 2019 at 11:27 PM

    Hello!
    My boyfriend and I tried this recipe, we love it.
    Thank you very much!
    petra

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    • Shihoko | Chopstick Chronicles says

      February 18, 2019 at 6:44 AM

      Hi Petra, You are welcome 😀

      Reply
  2. Mark says

    December 4, 2019 at 12:35 AM

    I would like to try this recipe using hempseed butter and hulled hemp seeds in place of the tahini & sesame seeds. What, I wonder, would that be called - ほうれん草の大麻和え perhaps? I know that there is an interest globally (including some in Japan) who have an interest in incorporating cannabis (in its myriad forms) into cuisine.

    Reply
    • Shihoko | Chopstick Chronicles says

      December 4, 2019 at 6:45 PM

      Hi Mark, yes it would be correct and direct translation but people might hesitant to call it. I would use Katakana to say ほうれん草のヘンプ和え? Please let me know how it truned out 😀 I am interested.

      Reply

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