Spinach in Ohitashi Dressing

Ohitashi literally means “dipped item,” although the dressing is actually poured over the leaf vegetables—spinach, mizuna, chrysanthemum, and watercress—that are used to prepare ohitashi dishes.

In this preparation, briefly boiled spinach is neatly collected and shaped in a thick cylinder, which is cut into short lengths. The spinach rolls are then garnished with white sesame seeds and served in a mildly flavored dressing.