Boiled spinach is seasoned with walnut sauce. When ingredients are dressed with walnut sauce, they are called kurumiae in Japan.

See Also

Japanese Salad

Ingredients

• 1 bunch, or about 1 lb fresh spinach
• 1/2 cup walnuts
• 2 Tbsp soy sauce
• 1 tsp sugar

Preparation

Boil lots of water in a large pot. Cook spinach in the boiling water for about one minute. Drain and soak the spinach in water until cool. Drain and squeeze the spinach to remove the excess liquid. Cut spinach into about 2-inch lengths and set aside. Put walnuts in a suribachi (Japanese mortar) and grind them with a surikogi pestle. Or, place walnuts in a blender or food processor and grind until almost smooth.

Add soy sauce and sugar and mix well. Season boiled spinach with the walnut sauce.
*Makes 4 servings