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Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Spinach with Sesame Dressing

If you are looking for a quick side dish, look no further! This is officially the recipe with the shortest cooking time on this entire blog.

Let's play a guessing game. Look at this beautiful spinach with sesame dressing, adapted from a recipe by Donna Hay. How long do you think the spinach is cooked for?

The recipe as written in Hay's book, Modern Classics 1, calls for the spinach to be blanched for 5 seconds! Yes, five seconds of total cooking time in this entire recipe! I looked away and think that I actually cooked it for closer to 10 seconds - oops.

I made this simple side dish as part of the blogger group, Wednesdays with Donna Hay. Have a look at Chaya's (at Bizzy Bakes) and Gaye's (at Laws of the Kitchen) as well.

I adapted the dressing recipe because I am living in temporary housing at the moment with a very simple kitchen. The dressing was meant to be smoothly blended but I just mixed together some toasted sesame seeds, vinegar, and soy sauce. Simple and delicious! And fast. The whole dish came together in literally one minute.

Do you value speed in the kitchen?

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Chaya · 609 weeks ago

Yes, this was certainly a quick recipe and a good one. With regular spinach, it looks better than with baby spinach which is what I had. I am really happy that you have joined us.
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rachelcotterill 37p · 609 weeks ago

Five seconds? Wow. I would have guessed maybe thirty. And I love sesame, so that looks like a tasty and simple dish :)

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simply_cooked 77p · 606 weeks ago

You wouldn't even think that five seconds would cook anything, would you? Amazing. Try it! :)

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Meryl · 609 weeks ago

That looks amazing! I love just barely cooked greens with dressing, and--thankfully--I'm bringing the boys around to loving it too.

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Cakelaw · 609 weeks ago

I do value speed in the kitchen - I am usually cooking for just me after work, and I don't want to spend ages doing it. I am glad that you enjoyed this dish.
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Paula · 609 weeks ago

What am I missing? I don't see the recipe for the Sesame Dressing ...?????

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simply_cooked 77p · 606 weeks ago

Hi Paula, it was just (approximately) 3 T soy sauce, 1 t sesame oil, 1 t vinegar, and 2 T sesame seeds.

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Amy Tong · 609 weeks ago

I love your quick and healthful side dish. Love anything with sesame too. :) Thanks for sharing this lovely recipe.

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Kayte · 609 weeks ago

Looks great...I feel badly that I haven't gotten it made yet as it was my pick and so easy...but we are in the midst of moving and my stuff is in boxes everywhere for the next couple of weeks...happy to see you made and liked it, though!
My recent post Wednesday with Donna Hay: Brussels Sprouts with Lemon, Garlic, and Almonds

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simply_cooked 77p · 605 weeks ago

Hi Kayte, I hope life is starting to smooth itself out again. We just moved, too, and I know how painful it can be! Take care and best wishes.

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Kayte · 602 weeks ago

I finally got it made and this is the only recipe at DH that I have struggled with, I could not get the spinach to turn out like the photo in the book as it kept condensing into a wilted mess..lol. Finally got an acceptable version though. Yours looks lovely, and I can't imagine how you got that spinach to look so perfect! Good job!
My recent post Wednesday with Donna Hay: Leek, Ricotta, and Mushroom Frittata

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simply_cooked 77p · 602 weeks ago

I think the key to the photo was to use long stem spinach. I think with spinach leaves it would have been impossible! Your picture turned out lovely in the end - like a veggie fan!