Wasabi ‘Ohitashi’ Marinated Spinach & Wakame
Wasabi ‘Ohitashi’ Marinated Spinach & Wakame

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Spinach Ohitashi is an easy classic Japanese side dish, made of blanched spinach steeped in light dashi soy broth and garnished with bonito flakes. This Japanese Spinach Salad applies a simple method called the Ohitashi to infuse vegetables with umami and subtle flavor. When made with spinach, which should be full-grown, ohitashi is called horenso no ohitashi, horenso being the word for spinach and ohitashi referring to the marinating technique that underlies the dish.

To begin with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can cook wasabi ‘ohitashi’ marinated spinach & wakame using 4 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Wasabi ‘Ohitashi’ Marinated Spinach & Wakame:
  1. Make ready 1 bunch Spinach *250 to 300g
  2. Make ready 5 g OR 2 tablespoons Dried Wakame
  3. Make ready 4 tablespoons 'Mentsuyu’* OR Dashi Stock 2 tablespoons & Soy Sauce 2 tablespoons
  4. Take 1-2 teaspoons Wasabi Paste

Drain and transfer to a large bowl of lightly salted ice water; let cool. Drain and squeeze out excess liquid from greens. Spinach is such a super nutritious vegetable, you want to eat it as often as you can. Spinach Ohitashi, cooked spinach salad, is a very popular, healthy, and of course tasty small side dish in Japan.

Instructions to make Wasabi ‘Ohitashi’ Marinated Spinach & Wakame:
  1. Soak Dry Wakame in cold water until soft, drain well. Cut into smaller pieces if large.
  2. Wash Spinach well and boil in boiling water until tender. Dip in cold water to stop cooking further, drain well and squeeze to remove excess water. Cut into 5cm length.
  3. Place ‘Mentsuyu’ (OR Dashi Stock and Soy Sauce) and Wasabi in a bowl, mix well, then add prepared Spinach and Wakame, mix to combine.
  4. Serve with extra Wasabi on top.
  5. See how to make 'Mentsuyu’ at http://www.hirokoliston.com/dipping-sauce/

Ohitashi means soaked, and here spinach is soaked in Dashi sauce. Spinach ohitashi salad is a very simple dish as a side or substitute for salad. Simply boil and serve with bonito flakes topping, or sesame seeds if vegetarian. If English spinach ohitashi is not your preference, you could use broccolini or Chinese green vegetables which are good for boiling. This deep savory dressing makes simply cooked vegetables come to life.

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