🇰🇷 Korean Vegetarian

Spinach Ssam

Name: Spinach Ssam
Prep time: 18 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 23 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Korean
Ingredients: 4 tbsp Yogurt; to taste Salt; 300 g Spinach; 2, sliced Tomato; 4 cloves Garlic; 2 cloves, minced Ginger; 1 tbsp Sesame Oil; 4 Flatbread or Tortillas; 1/2, shredded Lettuce; 4 tbsp Ssamjang Paste

🇰🇷 Korean

Everything good rolled into one: juicy spinach, crisp vegetables and creamy sauce in a soft wrap. About 23 minutes from fridge to table.

Prep 18 min Cook 5 min Serves 2 Easy

Ingredients

Yogurt4 tbsp
Saltto taste
Spinach300 g
Tomato2, sliced
Garlic4 cloves
Ginger2 cloves, minced
Sesame Oil1 tbsp
Flatbread or Tortillas4
Lettuce1/2, shredded
Ssamjang Paste4 tbsp

Optional extras

Perilla Leaveshandful, to finish

Instructions

1
Season the spinach with the garlic, salt and half the spices, then cook in the Sesame Oil until browned and juicy.
2
Warm the flatbreads in a dry pan until soft and pliable, about 30 seconds a side.
3
Stir the yogurt with a pinch of salt and a squeeze of rice vinegar for a quick sauce.
4
Pile the spinach onto each bread with lettuce, tomato and the yogurt sauce.
5
Roll tightly, wrap the bottom half in paper, and eat while the filling is still warm.

Chef's tip

For deeper flavour, toast the gochugaru in the oil before adding anything wet.

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Watch how it's made

Video: Korean Spinach Side Dish (Shigeumchi Namul) 시금치 나물 · on YouTube