Goma means sesame seed in Japanese and goma-ae are dishes prepared with sesame seasoning. As I preached about this in my "How to Order Sushi", ordering items other than sushi when you go out is a good way to make a healthy alternative to sushi. The other night we ordered in sushi and decided to make this spinach dish as a side to our take out order. I will admit now that I made this dish in the afternoon with the intent of serving to the friends and family that I was staying with while in the Okanagan. However, spinach really does shrink up and I ended up eating it all! So it was never served with dinner, but it sure was good!
Ingredients:
300 calories for the whole dish!
- 1 bunch spinach (I used a pre-washed container of baby spinach - 220 grams)
- 3 tbsp roasted sesame seeds
- Dash sesame oil
- 1-2 tbsp. soy sauce
- 1 tbsp sugar
Directions:
Put sesame seeds in a frying pan and roast them on medium heat until 2-3 sesame seeds jump (similar to popcorn).Keep shaking the pan to rotate the sesame seeds so they won't get burnt. Remove from the heat immediately.
Grind the roasted sesame seeds in a grinder or with a wooden pestle. In my case, I was blogging from a foreign kitchen and ended up having to crush the seeds with a spoon. Took awhile, but it was a nice arm workout.
Add sugar and mix well, then add soy sauce. Mix all together and set aside.
Boil water and add the spinach.
I boiled for less than 2 minutes, then drained and let cool in some cold water with ice.
Then I squeezed the spinach to get the water out (if I was in my kitchen I would have used a cheese cloth for expediency).
Mix in the sauce.
Let chill in the fridge and serve as a side to your meal!
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