Recipe - Spinach With Sesame And Miso

2 One half tablespoon Sesame seeds
2 tablespoon Miso; light, see * Note
One half teaspoon Sugar
One fourth pound Fresh spinach
1 tablespoon Peanut oil

* Note: Fermented soybean paste; available in Japanese or Oriental markets.

Heat a wok or frying pan and add the sesame seeds. Stir over mediumhigh
heat until they are lightly toasted. Cool the seeds and crush them with a
mortar and pestle or food blender. Mix with the miso and sugar. Wash the
spinach and drain well. Heat a wok or frying pan and add the oil. Stirfry
the spinach just until it collapses. Remove from the wok. Stir the miso and
sesame paste into the spinach.

Comments: The Japanese immigrants quickly learned to give common American
vegetables flavors that reminded them of the old country. I think this is
such a dish. I really do love this served as a cold vegetable side dish.
However, it may be served either hot or cold.

Recipe Source: THE FRUGAL GOURMET by Jeff Smith From the 01301991 issue
The Springfield UnionNews

Formatted for MasterCook by Joe Comiskey, aka MR MAD jpmd44a@prodigy.com
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07121994

Recipe by: Jeff Smith

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