goma-ae: sesame seed dressing for vegetables

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goma-ae: sesame seed dressing for vegetables

Serves 4 as Side.

It is easiest to make this in a Japanese suribachi, though a mortar and pestle can be used. If you don't have either you can try grinding the seeds in a spice grinder then finishing the dish in a bowl. I like to serve this in the suribachi that I made it in, it saves on bowls and also shows my (Japanese) Mother-in-law that I made it from scratch! She uses a packet mix....

The ingedients are to taste and I add more sugar or soy depending on what vegetable I am using. This will dress about a pound of a leafy vegetable or about 3/4 lb of broccoli.

It is good with spinach, broccoli rabe, green beans, broccoli, etc The vegetables should parboiled before adding to the sauce.

• 1/4 c sesame seeds
  
• tsp sugar
  
• 2 tsp soy sauce
  
• T dashi (instant is fine)
  
• salt
  

1.Toast the sesame seeds in a small frypan until toasted and fragrant. Add the hot seeds to the suribachi and crush well with the pestle.

2.Add the sugar and mix to combine.

3. Add the soy and dashi and a pince of salt and mix almost with a whipping action to blend well.

Taste and add more dashi if too thick or more sugar or soy if needed.

4. Add the parboiled vegetables, mix well and serve.

Keywords: Side, Japanese, Vegetarian, Easy, Sauce, eGCI

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