Spinach stalks often end up in the trash, but they are a delicious ingredient in salads. Here you will find a simple and vegetarian recipe for fresh spinach salad.
Spinach leaves are usually cut off while cooking. However, the green stalk is very suitable as an ingredient for salads. Here you will find a delicious recipe for a simple spinach salad that will save you from the junk food waste to flee
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Spinach salad: an easy recipe
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Spinach salad
- Put up: about 15 minutes
- Cooking/cooking time: about 10 minutes
- People: 2 serving(s)
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4 handfuls
Spinach stalks
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1 st
Sesame seeds
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2 Art
olive oil
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1 st
lemon juice
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1 teaspoon
maple syrup
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salt
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Wash the spinach stalks, then cut them into bite-sized pieces.
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Place the stalks in a pot with a little water and bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer for about three minutes over medium heat. Meanwhile, toast the sesame seeds in a skillet over medium-high heat for five minutes, stirring constantly.
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Strain the cooking water through a colander and drain the spinach. Meanwhile, whisk together the olive oil, lemon juice, and maple syrup.
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Place the spinach stalks in a large enough bowl, mix them with the dressing and add a little salt if necessary. Sprinkle the spinach salad with toasted sesame seeds and serve.
Spinach salad: possible variations

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You can easily add other ingredients to our simple spinach salad:
- fried tofu to eat tempeh increase the protein content of the salad.
- Homemade croutons turn spinach salad into a filling dish.
- You can also add different vegetables to the salad depending on the season. For example, they go well with spinach stalks a tomatochopped carrots, various salad leaves and cucumber.
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