Green season!

Early summer to me is of a fresh green color.When I see the tender green of the new leaves, I know summer is coming soon. It's not only a visual thing to appriciate the season, It's also our bodyies craving for the fresh greens to replenish its resources,making us feel healthy and vital.

Like,spinach. One of One of my favorite vegetables. Like all dark, leafy greens, spinach is packed with vitamins and anti-oxidants. It's got potassium that promotes heart health and guards against dry skin and muscle weakness, it's replete with iron and lutein, which helps our ageing eyes, and a whole slew of other natural goodies to make for strong bodies and strong minds. 

Let's eat more spinach!!

Very Spinach Japanese style salad:Ohitashi

Spinach 1lb (large stems removed)
Sesame seeds : 1.5 table spoons

Kettle fried whitebait  3 table spoons

Salt ( for boiled water)  half table spoon

Soy souse  1 table spoons

Lemon (half) squeezed juice 2 table spoons

Directions:
1
Toast the sesame seeds in a skillet until lightly colored. Cool.
2
Add the spinach to a large saucepan of boiling water and cook 2 to 3 minutes until wilted.
3
Have an ice bath ready.
4
Drain the spinach in a colander, shock in the ice bath (to retain color of spinach), then drain again.
5
Squeeze dry and place in a bowl.
6
Mix the cooked spinach with the soy sauce, lemon and sesame seeds.
7
Serve at room temperature.
8 
kettle fried whitebait as topping
9
if you could't find the fried whitebait, instead of that you can use dry bonito flakes as sub.  Yammy!