Oshitashi (Japanese Spinach Salad With Roasted Sesame)

1. Toast the sesame seeds in a skillet until lightly colored. Cool.

2. Add the spinach to a large saucepan of boiling water and cook 2 to 3 minutes until wilted.

3. Have an ice bath ready.

4. Drain the spinach in a colander, shock in the ice bath (to retain color of spinach), then drain again.

5. Squeeze dry and place in a bowl.

6. Mix the cooked spinach with the soy sauce, mirin and sesame seeds.

7. Serve at room temperature.

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Nutrient	Quantity
Total fats	7.7868 g
Protein	7.9251 g
Carbohydrates	10.9617 g
Energy	131.22 kCal
Fatty acids, total saturated 18:3 undifferentiated	0.1019 g
Water	155.826 g
Aspartic acid	0.4206 g
Calcium, Ca	385.92 mg
Fiber, total dietary	5.787 g
Niacin	2.4328 mg
Vitamin A, RAE	742.95 g
Arginine	0.5073 g
Riboflavin	0.2556 mg
Fatty acids, total saturated 20:1	0.0521 g
Glutamic acid	0.9748 g
Sodium, Na	1360.92 mg
Fatty acids, total saturated 16:1 undifferentiated	0.0216 g
Total lipid (fat)	7.7868 g
Manganese, Mn	1.0734 mg
Proline	0.2403 g
Fatty acids, total saturated 16:0	0.6682 g
Sucrose	0.024 g
Choline, total	4.392 mg
Sugars, total	0.096 g
Serine	0.2387 g
Fatty acids, total saturated 18:0	0.3091 g
Vitamin B-6	0.2873 mg
Selenium, Se	1.32 g
Ash	6.5004 g
Fatty acids, total saturated 18:1 undifferentiated	2.7368 g
Pantothenic acid	0.4424 mg
Phenylalanine	0.2263 g
Copper, Cu	0.3655 mg
Betaine	7.152 mg
Thiamin	0.3023 mg
Methionine	0.1115 g
Iron, Fe	2.9745 mg
Carbohydrate, by difference	10.9617 g
Phosphorus, P	194.64 mg
Folate, total	256.56 g
Fatty acids, total saturated 22:1 undifferentiated	0.1305 g
Alanine	0.2102 g
Valine	0.2289 g
Fatty acids, total saturated 18:2 undifferentiated	3.1993 g
Glycine	0.2543 g
Glucose (dextrose)	0.072 g
Fatty acids, total saturated 14:0	0.018 g
Zinc, Zn	1.1598 mg
Isoleucine	0.1912 g
Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated	3.3045 g
Leucine	0.3335 g
Vitamin A, IU	14860.05 IU
Folate, DFE	256.56 g
Tryptophan	0.0815 g
Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid	195 mg
Tyrosine	0.1705 g
Fatty acids, total saturated	1.0483 g
Histidine	0.1204 g
Fatty acids, total monounsaturated	2.9471 g
Threonine	0.1758 g
Folate, food	256.56 g
Magnesium, Mg	48.66 mg
Lysine	0.1771 g
Potassium, K	840 mg
Cystine	0.0823 g

Ingredient	Quantity	Energy	Carbohydrates	Lipin
Spinach	1	33	5.85	0.45
Mirin	1.5 1/2	0	0	0
Soy sauce	1.5 1/2	12.72	1.1832	0.1368
sesame seed	1 tablespoon	85.5	3.9285	7.2