Cold Spinach Salad

凉拌菠菜

Refreshing cold salad with blanched spinach tossed in garlic, sesame, and soy dressing. Light, healthy appetizer featuring tender spinach with aromatic seasonings and crunchy peanuts.

Servings

2-3 people

Prep Time

5 minutes

Cook Time

5 minutes

Spice Level

Not Spicy

Ingredients

Spinach

1 bunch

Peanuts

as needed

Sauce

Minced Garlic

as needed

Dried Chili Pieces

as needed

Toasted Sesame

as needed

Light Soy Sauce

1 spoon

Aged Vinegar

1 spoon

Salt

a little

MSG

as needed

White Sugar

as needed

Sesame Oil

as needed

Instructions

STEP 1

Wash the bought spinach and blanch in water.

STEP 2

After blanching, cool the spinach, squeeze dry, cut a few times and put in a bowl for later use.

STEP 3

Add minced garlic, dried chili pieces, and appropriate amount of white sesame to a bowl.

STEP 4

Heat some hot oil to make it fragrant, then add one tablespoon of light soy sauce, one tablespoon of aged vinegar, refined salt, monosodium glutamate, white sugar as appropriate, plus a few drops of sesame oil and mix well.

STEP 5

Pour the prepared sauce into the bowl, mix evenly, then add some fried peanut kernels.