Chinese Spinach Salad with Peanuts (老醋菠菜花生)
Chinese spinach salad is a cold appetizer that features tender blanched spinach and crispy peanuts tossed in a gingery vinegar dressing. It's a simple and highly nutritious dish that is perfect to complete your weekday meal. {Vegan, Gluten-Free Adaptable}To make the dish gluten-free, use rice vinegar instead of Chinkiang vinegar, and use tamari to replace light soy sauce.
Ingredients
- 1/2 lb (225 g) spinach , tough ends removed and rinsed thoroughly
- 1 tablespoon Chinkiang vinegar
- 1 teaspoon light soy sauce (or soy sauce)
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons ginger , minced
- 1/4 scant cup salted roasted peanuts , coarsely chopped
Instructions
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add spinach and cook over medium heat until cooked through, about 1 minute. Drain, quickly rise with cold tap water, then drain again. Squeeze extra water out of the spinach with both hands. Chop spinach into pieces about 3” (8 cm) in length and transfer a serving bowl.
- Combine black vinegar, light soy sauce, sugar, salt, and ginger in a small bowl, mix well.
- Right before serving, top the spinach with peanuts and drizzle with the vinegar sauce. Serve immediately as a cold appetizer.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving, Calories: 73kcal, Carbohydrates: 5g, Protein: 4.1g, Fat: 4.8g, Saturated Fat: 0.7g, Sodium: 269mg, Potassium: 390mg, Fiber: 2.1g, Sugar: 1.6g, Calcium: 65mg, Iron: 2mg