Spinach Ohitashi Dressing

Ohitashi is a dish that consists of quickly blanched spinach, chrysanthemum leaves, or other green leafy vegetables served in ohitashi dressing— a mixture of dashi (fish stock), shoyu (soy sauce), and mirin (sweet cooking wine). Because the dressing uses no oil, this preparation highlights the purest and cleanest flavor of the vegetable.

And here is a special treat. Early every spring, we in New York and the surrounding regions are blessed with the