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Korean Spinach Side Dish

Korean Spinach Side Dish

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This Korean Spinach Side Dish is a very popular Korean banchan! So easy and delicious you will love it!
5 from 2 votes
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 6 minutes
Course Appetizer, banchan, Side Dish
Cuisine Korean
Servings 4 people
Calories 52 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 12 oz baby spinach washed
  • 2 tablespoon Korean red pepper powder (gochugaru) omit if you prefer non spicy or reduce the amount to your taste
  • 3 green onions sliced thinly
  • 1 ts roasted sesame seeds
  • 2 ts sesame oil
  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce
  • 6 garlic cloves minced

Instructions
 

  • Heat up water to boiling in a large stock pot. Add the baby spinach once boiling and then blanch for 30 seconds. Drain, then run cold water over the spinach until the spinach is cooled.
    Blanched spinach
  • Combine the gochugaru, green onions, roasted sesame seeds, sesame oil, soy sauce, and garlic. in a mixing bowl. Set aside.
    Green onions, garlic, sesame seeds, sesame oil, soy sauce
  • Squeeze out as much water from the spinach as you can. Once the water is out, add to the other ingredients and gently mix by hand.
    Spinach after water has been squeezed out

Notes

Voila!  Such an easy and nutritious banchan!  Enjoy served with rice and perhaps some Korean barbeque!  

Nutrition

Calories: 52kcalCarbohydrates: 5gProtein: 3gFat: 3gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 321mgPotassium: 527mgFiber: 2gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 8065IUVitamin C: 27mgCalcium: 100mgIron: 3mg
Keyword Banchan, koreansidedish, spinach
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