I’m a fan of ordering seaweed salads whenever we go to Japanese restaurants and I realized how easy it is to make it at home. You can buy the dried seaweed at a specialty Japanese store. Wakame seaweed has many benefits such as iron, vitamins A, C, E, K, and D, and calcium. With such flavor and nutrients, wakame seaweed salad is definitely a must to have in your recipe book.
Author: Sarah Koszyk
Recipe type: Salad
Cuisine: Japanese
Serves: 6
Ingredients
1 ounce or ½ cup of dried wakame seaweed
¼ cup rice wine vinegar
1 Tablespoon soy sauce
1 Tablespoon mirin
1 Tablespoon miso paste
1 Tablespoon finely grated ginger
1 teaspoon sesame oil
4 Persian cucumbers
2 scallions
1 Tablespoon sesame seeds
Sea Salt to taste
Instructions
Soak the dried seaweed in a bowl for 15 minutes. While the seaweed is soaking, mix the rice wine vinegar, soy sauce, mirin, miso paste, ginger, and sesame oil in a small bowl using a whisk. This is your dressing.
Thinly slice the cucumbers (I like using a mandolin) and finely chop the scallions. When the seaweed is ready, drain the water and squeeze out any leftover water.
In a medium bowl, toss the drained seaweed, cucumbers, scallions, and dressing. Sprinkle the sesame seeds and salt (if using) on top. Serve chilled.