Chinese Salad Recipe : Chopped Spinach Salad

Ingredients:

• 1 lb spinach
  
• ½ cup dried shrimp
  
• 2 slices boiled ham, chopped
  
• 1 tsp salt
  
• 2 tbsp sesame oil
  
• ½ tsp MSG
  
• ½ cake bean curd

Dressing:

• 3 tbsp soy sauce
  
• 3 tbsp salad oil
  
• 3 tbsp vinegar

Directions:

1. Soak dried shrimp in hot water for 20 minutes, drain and chop.
2. Dissolve 1 tsp salt in boiling water and cook spinach for 3 minutes.
3. Remove from water, drain thoroughly, chop and sprinkle with sesame oil and MSG.
4. Dip bean curd in boiling water, squeeze in cheesecloth to remove water, and break up into small pieces.
5. Place spinach in bottom of a bowl and arrange chopped ham, shrimp and bean curd on top of it in three equal wedges.
6. Chill in refrigerator before serving.
7. Mix dressing ingredients and serve in separate dish.
8. At table, mix salad ingredients well, add dressing, and serve.