Japanese Sesame Salad

I like a light refreshing salad which is healthy as well as tasty. So when I came across this dressing in a bottle while living in Taiwan, I was determined to re-make it. I was spending way too much on salad dressing at $15 per 100ml... And the result? Voila!! Perfection!

Japanese Sesame Salad - serves 4
Sesame Dressing

1 1/2 teaspoon of sugar

2 tablespoons of white japanese vinegar

2 tablespoon of light soy sauce

1 tablespoon of sesame oil

1 medium chili, deseeded and sliced

Splash of lemon juice

Optional-small handful of sesame seeds, lightly toasted

Salad

150g of good quality baby spinach washed

10 cherry tomatoes sliced in half

6 quails eggs hard boiled and de-shelled

8 prawns boiled, de-shelled, deveined and cut into bite size portions

Optional - sliced freshly cut pineapple

Preparation time: 5 mins 
Cooking time: 10 mins 
Level of difficulty: Easy peasy

Place the sugar, vinegar, lemon juice and soy sauce in a small bowl and mix until sugar is dissolved. Add in the chili and sesame oil, mix and set aside. Prepare the salad ingredients in a large salad bowl. Pour in the dressing and the sesame seeds. Toss until everything is mixed well.

This works very well with any type of mains. I usually bring it to potlucks and it is wiped out in a couple of minutes. Enjoy!