Serves 4 as a starter

Baby spinach salad with sesame dressing recipe

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Ready in 20 minutes

200g fresh baby spinach, washed
80g daikon (see Tip) or 80g red radishes, finely sliced
1 tbsp sliced pickled ginger
1 lime, quartered, to serve

For the sesame (goma) dressing
1 tbsp caster sugar
1 tbsp sesame seeds, toasted
3 tbsp tahini (sesame seed paste)
1 tbsp ginger juice (the liquid from a pack or jar of pickled ginger)
1 tbsp rice vinegar
1 tbsp toasted sesame oil
1 tsp light soy sauce

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1. Make the dressing. In a small saucepan, heat the sugar with 2-3 tablespoons water over a low heat, until dissolved. Pour into a large bowl, add the remaining dressing ingredients and mix together well.
2. Add the spinach to the bowl and toss to coat in the dressing. Pile into 4 serving bowls and top with finely sliced daikon or radishes and pickled ginger. Squeeze over the lime wedges to serve.

Nutritional info

Per serving: 149kcals, 12g fat (1.7g saturated), 4.5g protein, 5.8g carbs, 5.4g sugar, 0.4g salt

Chef's tip

Daikon is a white Asian radish, from Asian grocers. Most larger supermarkets stock pickled ginger.

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