Rapini with Toasted Sesame Seeds and Ginger

(From  Winter Foods: Recipes and Cooking Tips from Even’ Star Organic Farm, by Brett Grohsgal and Julia Shanks.) Winter Foods: Recipes and Cooking Tips from Even’ Star Farm

Ingredients

• 1 quart ziplock of rapini
• 2 teaspoons raw sesame seeds
• 1 teaspoon sesame oil
• 1 teaspoon fresh ginger, chopped
• 1 clove of garlic chopped
• 1 tablespoon mirin
• 1 teaspoon soy sauce
• ½ teaspoon honey (optional)

Preparation

• Toast the sesame seeds in a dry skillet until golden brown.
• Add sesame oil and garlic and cook until the garlic just starts to brown.
• Add the ginger and cook for 10 seconds.
• Add the rapini and then the mirin and say sauce.  Cook until just barely wilted.
• Remove from the stove and taste.  If the rapini is at all bitter, add a small amount of honey and serve immediately.