Korean Spinach Side Dish, Shigeumchi Namul
A tasty way to enjoy spinach by itself as a salad or as a side dish with other Korean cuisines. Very light, tasty, low calorie and healthy vegetable dish!
Servings: 2
Calories:
Ingredients
- 13 oz Chinese Spinach blanched
- 1 tsp sea salt for blanching
- ¾ tsp sea salt adjust to liking
- 1 pinch black pepper
- 1 tbsp garlic minced
- 1 tsp sesame oil adjust to liking
- 1 tsp sesame seeds
Instructions
- Bring a pot of water to boil with 1 tsp salt.
- Wash, drain and trim tip of spinach. Cut spinach about 3" long.
- Prep a bowl with ice cold water ready.
- Blanch spinach for about 45~50 seconds. Using tongs, quickly pick up the spinach and drop it into ice cold water. Let it sit in water until spinach feels cold to touch.
- Drain the water and squeeze the spinach.
- In a mixing bowl, add the spinach, salt and pepper and garlic and toss well with hand until all seasoning is well blended.
- Add sesame oil and toss with hand gently.
- Garnish with sasame seeds. Serve cold.
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