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Sesame Spinach Salad

Source: dLife

Chilled spinach salad tossed with sake and sesame oil.

Nutrition Facts

Makes 6 servings
Amount Per Serving

Calories	55.6

Total Carbs	2.9 g

Dietary Fiber	0.2 g

Sugars	1.0 g

Total Fat	3.0 g

Saturated Fat	0.2 g

Unsaturated Fat	0.0 g

Potassium	79.3 mg

Protein	1.2 g

Sodium	139.2 mg

Dietary Exchanges 3.0 Fat, 0.1 Vegetables, 0.0 Other Carbs, 0.0 Starch, 0.0 Lean Meat

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Servings

Ingredients

1.5
1 1/2 lb fresh spinach leaves 0.25
0 1/4 cup Wine, sake/saki, Japanese 2.0
2 tbsp low sodium soy sauce 2.0
2 tsp sugar 2.0
2 tsp sesame oil 2.0
2 tbsp toasted sesame seeds

Directions

Boil a pot of water. Cook half the spinach 1 to 2 minutes or until wilted. Using a slotted spoon, take out the spinach and soak in a large ice-bath. Cook other half and soak in ice bath.
Whisk together sake, soy sauce, sugar, and sesame oil.
Squeeze spinach to remove all water. Toss spinach with dressing in a serving bowl. Wrap with plastic wrap and chill 4 hours. When ready to serve, top salad with sesame seeds.