Japanese Spinach Salad, Ohitashi Recipe
- 1 lb spinach leaves or mustard greens, washed
- 1/2 cup fish stock (dashi)
- 1 1/2 T soy sauce
- Dried Bonito flakes (optional) - Fish flakes that can be purchased in a jar at most Asian supermarkets
- Toasted sesame seeds (optional)
- Parboil spinach in lightly salted water until just tender (about 1 minute), place in colander and rinse with cold water
- Squeeze out any remaining water by pressing leaves against the bottom of the colander.
- It should take the shape of the colander.
- Remove from colander and cut length-wise and width-wise into approximately 1 inch squares.
- Pour dressing over and sprinkle with bonito flakes and/or toasted sesame seeds.
- Dressing:
- Make Dashi by adding 1/2 Tsp of dashi granules (can be purchased at most Asian supermarkets) to 1/2 cup of boiling water.
- Or add 1/8 cup of the bonito flakes to 1/2 cup boiling water
- Mix the Dashi and the soy sauce together in a small bowl.
spinach, fish stock, t, bonito flakes, sesame seeds
Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/japanese-spinach-salad-ohitashi-31889 (may not work)