Weekend Gardening: Dandelions (Japanese...Weekend Gardening: Dandelions (Japanese Sesame Spinach Salad with Dandelion Greens, Goma-ae)

The recipe Weekend Gardening: Dandelions (Japanese Sesame Spinach Salad with Dandelion Greens, Goma-ae) could satisfy your Japanese craving in about 45 minutes. One serving contains 45 calories, 4g of protein, and 1g of fat. This recipe serves 6. For $1.12 per serving, this recipe covers 20% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe from Andreas Recipes requires asian sesame oil, unseasoned rice vinegar, mirin, and mirin. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, dairy free, lacto ovo vegetarian, and fodmap friendly diet. 134 people have tried and liked this recipe. Many people really liked this hor d'oeuvre. All things considered, we decided this recipe deserves a spoonacular score of 99%. This score is super. If you like this recipe, you might also like recipes such as Dandelion pesto, Vietnamese Beef-Noodle Soup With Asian Greens, Okay Vietnamese/japanese, and Japanese Salad Dressing.

Ingredients

Cooking Instructions

1. 01

   Blanch the spinach leaves in boiling water for 3 minutes, and remove with a strainer.

2. 02

   Drain thoroughly in a colander. In the spinach water, blanch the dandelion greens until the bitterness is gone, 3 minutes or more, and strain.

3. 03

   Drain in the colander. Pile all of the greens on 2 layered paper towels, and roll the towel around the greens. Press and allow to rest about 5 minutes, then remove the greens and transfer to a bowl with a lid. Chill in the refrigerator for about 30 minutes.

4. 04

   DRESSING: In a small bowl, whisk together the tamari, rice vinegar, mirin, sugar, sea salt, and sesame oil. Grind 2 tablespoons of the toasted sesame seeds with a mortar and pestle, then add to the dressing.

5. 05

   Toss the spinach and dandelion greens with the dressing and transfer to a serving bowl.

6. 06

   Sprinkle on the remaining whole sesame seeds, and serve.