Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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In this video, I'll show you how to make Horenso no Goma-ae, a classic Japanese sesame spinach salad that's surprisingly easy! Learn my simple blanching technique for perfectly tender spinach and create a nutty sesame dressing in minutes.

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📌 RECIPE DETAILS:
⏰ Time: 15 mins
👥 Servings: 4
🥕 Ingredients:
-- 2000ml water for blanching
- 1 tsp salt
- 250g Oriental spinach
- bowl ice water

Sesame Dressing
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp Japanese soy sauce
- 2 tbsp ground sesame seeds
- 1 tbsp light brown sugar (reduce to taste by up to half)
- 1/2 tbsp toasted white sesame seeds
- 1/2 tbsp dashi stock (or water with a pinch of dashi granules, or plain water)

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⏱ TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
0:15 Washing Spinach
0:54 Blanching Spinach
1:35 Ice Bath
1:48 How to Make Sesame Dressing
2:30 Squeezing the Spinach
2:54 Dressing the Spinach
3:05 Final Result
3:10 How to Store
3:30 Ingredients Recap


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