Korean Spinach Side Dish (Sigeumchi Namul)

Sigeumchi namul is a popular Korean chilled spinach side dish seasoned with a savory and nutty sauce. Only 6 ingredients are needed.

📝 Ingredients

• 5 or 6 ounces Korean spinach, savoy spinach, regular spinach, or baby spinach
• 1 teaspoon soy sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon doenjang (Korean soybean paste) or white miso paste
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil or regular sesame oil
• 1 teaspoon toasted sesame seeds

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1Bring a pot or large pan of water to boil, with a little salt added.
2. 2Add spinach to boiling water and cook for 1 minute.
3. 3Drain and rinse under cold water until the spinach is cold. Drain again and squeeze out as much water as you can from the spinach, without pressing too hard.
4. 4Transfer the spinach to a cutting board and slice it in 3 equal parts.
5. 5Whisk all the ingredients for the sauce into a medium size mixing bowl and add the spinach.
6. 6Toss the spinach with the sauce using chopsticks or your hands. Serve.