Seaweed ( Wakame ) Salad
Prepare Wakame Salad: Rinse wakame, soak for 2-3 mins, blanch for 2 secs, cool in cold water. Slice thinly. Whisk dressing, pour over wakame, add sesame seeds, mix. Optional: top with radish sprouts. Drizzle with more dressing. Enjoy Japanese-style Seaweed Salad!
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Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 212kcal
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Ingredients
- ½ cup dried salted wakame seaweed
- Kaiware radish sproutsh or garden cress for garnis, optional
- Toasted white sesame seeds for garnish
Instructions
- Rinse the wakame under running water. Squeeze and soak in a bowl of water for 2-3 minutes.
- Squeeze again and drop into a sieve submerged in a pot of hot water to blanch (about 2 seconds).
- Lift the wakame out of the hot water and immediately pour cold water over it to cool it down quickly. Squeeze out the water. Slice the wakame thinly. Set it aside.
- Whisk together the ingredients for the dressing in a bowl until the sugar is dissolved. Pour the dressing over the wakame salad. Add sesame seeds to taste. Mix well.
- Top with radish sprouts or garden cress, if desired. Mix the dressing again and drizzle it over the salad.
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Notes
If you want to make it more authentic, you can grind them yourself. If you don't have a sesame grinder, you can use a pestle and mortar to crush them. It doesn't matter what kind of seaweed you use, you'll still have a satisfying salad that is low in sodium.
Nutrition
Serving: 4servings | Calories: 212kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 11g | Sodium: 1056mg | Potassium: 243mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 945IU | Vitamin C: 6mg | Calcium: 279mg | Iron: 5mg
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