New healthy dark leafy salad with white needle mushrooms. Although it is winter and salad is not a popular option, I still love to make all kinds of salad in winter as a supplement of hot soups. I have make my own sesame paste several days ago. Cold sesame salad is a traditional branch of Sichuan cuisine. But we love to make the sesame paste “hot, spicy and numbing”. For example, the cold sesame noodles. 

Ingredients

• 5-6 spinach, tough root removed
• 1 small bunch of needle mushrooms
• 1 grated garlic

Sesame seasonings 

• 2 tbsp. sesame paste
• 3 tbsp. cold water plus more if necessary
• 1/2 tbsp. light soy sauce
• a pinch of salt
• 1/2 tbsp. black vinegar
• 1/2 tbsp. sesame oil

Steps

Add a small pinch of salt in hot boiling water. Blanch mushroom and spinach for 1-2 minutes. Transfer out and drain.

Add all the seasonings expect the garlic.

Place garlic on top of the salad and then drizzle the sesame paste.

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Sesame Spinach Salad

Prep Time

10 mins

Cook Time

5 mins

Total Time

15 mins

 

Sesame Spinach Salad

Course: Salad

Servings: 2

Calories: 128 kcal

Author: Elaine

Ingredients

• 5-6 spinach tough root removed
• 1 small bunch of needle mushrooms

Sesame Sauce

• 2 tbsp. sesame paste
• 3 tbsp. cold water plus more if necessary
• 1 grated garlic
• 1/2 tbsp. light soy sauce
• a pinch of salt
• 1/2 tbsp. black vinegar
• 1/2 tbsp. sesame oil
• 1 grated garlic

Instructions

1. Add a small pinch of salt in hot boiling water. Blanch mushroom and spinach for 1-2 minutes. Transfer out and drain.
2. Place all the seasonings in sesame paste. Mix well.
3. Drizzle the sesame sauce on top of the salad.

Nutrition Facts

Sesame Spinach Salad

Amount Per Serving

Calories 128 Calories from Fat 99

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 11g 17%

Saturated Fat 1g 5%

Sodium 215mg 9%

Potassium 89mg 3%

Total Carbohydrates 4g 1%

Protein 3g 6%

Vitamin A 4.7%

Vitamin C 2.2%

Calcium 2.1%

Iron 3.6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.