How to Make Sauteed Spinach with Sesame Oil

toasted sesame oil

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Olive oil is a healthier fat option.

soy sauce

🥗Healthier: tamari

💰Cheaper: coconut aminos

Tamari is gluten-free and coconut aminos are lower in sodium.

Heat 2 teaspoons of toasted sesame oil in a medium-sized skillet over medium heat.

Add 2 cloves of minced garlic and 2 teaspoons of minced ginger to the skillet and sauté until fragrant, about 30 seconds.

Add sesame seeds to the skillet with the garlic and ginger and cook until fragrant.

Begin adding the 10-ounce bag of spinach in batches, tossing to wilt each batch before adding more.

Continue to toss and wilt the spinach until all of it fits in the skillet, about 2 minutes total.

Turn off the heat and drizzle 1 teaspoon of reduced-sodium soy sauce and 2 teaspoons of rice vinegar over the wilted spinach.

Give it one last toss to combine before serving.

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