Elevate your meal with this simple Asian spinach salad. It’s the perfect addition to Bibimbap, grain bowls, or served alongside grilled salmon. Ready in less than 10 minutes for you to enjoy!
The Asian way of preparing spinach is delicious and easy. If you love spinach and love Asian flavors, then you will absolutely love this Easy Asian Spinach recipe!
This recipe was inspired by my other Asian Spinach recipe (the spicy version), Super Simple Korean Spinach Side Dish. Here I'm delighted to share a non-spicy version which is every bit as good as what you would be served at your local Korean restaurant!
Make This One Of Your Go-To Healthy Recipes!
Spinach is such a healthy food, and this recipe would be great to include in your list of go-to healthy recipes!
So, the health benefits of this amazing leafy green are very impressive. WebMD's article on the Health Benefits of Spinach states that spinach can help strengthen your immune system, keeps your eyes healthy, and supports cardiovascular health, among other benefits.
Spinach is so versatile and easy to incorporate into your diet.
You'll love this recipe, which is a great way of enjoying this power food!
🥘 Ingredients
You will only need a few ingredients to make this spinach side dish. The ingredients are:
- Raw baby spinach
- Soy sauce
- Sesame oil
- Black pepper
- Sugar
- Roasted sesame seeds
Your local well stocked grocery store should carry all of these ingredients. If not then check your local Asian market.
🔪 Instructions
Without doubt, it is super easy to make this dish. However, be warned you will get a hand work out in! 😅
To begin with you will blanch the baby spinach in some boiling water for around 40 seconds to 1 minute or so. Cook the spinach until it just wilts.
Now drain the spinach into a colander, and run cold water over the spinach until it is no longer hot. You can toss the spinach around with your hands as the cold water runs over it.
Next it's time for your hand work out! Squeeze as much excess water from the spinach as you can. You'll have to squeeze pretty hard to do this, but it's necessary for best results.
Place the squeezed spinach into a large bowl. Add the rest of the ingredients, and then mix gently by hand.
It's time to give your creation a taste. Adjust any of the seasonings to your taste by adding a bit more of what you fancy until it's just as you would like it to be.
And there you have it! Your Easy Asian Spinach Salad is ready to enjoy!
Serving Suggestions
You'll want to bring out your favorite pair of chopsticks for this spinach dish! It's perfect served with rice, and makes a great side dish for any main meal.
This Asian spinach can be served cold or at room temperature.
I do hope that you will give it a try and let me know what you think!
FAQ
Store any leftover Asian spinach in an airtight container in your fridge. Best eaten within 3 days.
You can make this Asian spinach by adding some Korean red pepper flakes (gochugaru), or stir in some Spicy Chili Crisp. For the Korean version see my recipe for Super Simple Korean Spinach Side Dish.
Some Other Recipes You May Enjoy!
Here are some dishes that this Easy Asian Spinach would pair well with!
- Mom's Gooey Sticky Chicken Recipe
- How To Cook Korean Short Ribs In The Oven
- Korean Braised Spicy Chicken
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Grace
Easy Asian Spinach Recipe
Equipment
- large pot to blanch the spinach
- colander to drain the spinach
Ingredients
- 1 lb baby spinach
- 2.5 tablespoon soy sauce
- 2 ts sesame oil
- ½ tablespoon sesame seeds use roasted sesame seeds
- ½ ts pepper adjust the amount of pepper to suit your taste (½ ts makes this nice and peppery)
- ¼ ts sugar
Instructions
- To begin with you will blanch the baby spinach in some boiling water for around 40 seconds to 1 minute or so. Cook the spinach until it just wilts.
- Now drain the spinach into a colander, and run cold water over the spinach until it is no longer hot. You can toss the spinach around with your hands as the cold water runs over it.
- Squeeze as much excess water from the spinach as you can. You'll have to squeeze pretty hard to do this, but it's necessary for best results. Place the squeezed spinach into a large bowl. Add the rest of the ingredients, and then mix gently by hand. Adjust any of the seasonings to your taste.
- Enjoy your Asian spinach cold or at room temperature with your favorite pair of chopsticks!
Bicycle Dude
This recipe is as easy and delicious as it gets. I didn't have sesame seeds but I did have toasted sesame oil to use instead. After blanching the spinach and combining all the ingredients, I tasted and added approximately half a teaspoon of Crisp Chili Oil for some heat, I refrigerated the salad for about an hour before serving it as a side to kimchi fried rice. It.Was.The.Bomb!
Grace
Hey there! WOW! You have made my day! I'm so grateful that you took a chance on this recipe and took the time to comment here. I LOVE LOVE that you used the toasted sesame oil and crisp chili oil (I'm going to do that next time I make this)...great ideas! Thanks so very much wishing you a great day!! Grace