Japanese Seaweed Salad (Wakame)

★★★★★
4.9 from 17 reviews

This restaurant-style Japanese Seaweed Salad (a.k.a. "wakame") is perfect when paired with a tray of
sushi, or your favorite Asian soup. You can make this at home in just 10 minutes!

Total Time: 10 Yield: 12 3x

INGREDIENTS
• 150 gram (1.7 ounces) dried wakame seaweed
• 9 tablespoon reduced-sodium soy sauce
• 3 tablespoon rice vinegar
• 3 tablespoon mirin
• 3 teaspoon sugar
• 3 teaspoon grated ginger
• 1 1/2 teaspoon grated garlic
• 1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil
• 3/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 3 baby cucumber (skin on), very thinly sliced
• 1 1/2 teaspoon toasted white sesame seeds
• 1 1/2 teaspoon black sesame seeds

INSTRUCTIONS
1 Place the seaweed in a medium-sized bowl and cover with water. Let sit for 10 minutes until
rehydrated.

2 While seaweed is soaking, prepare the dressing: In another medium-sized bowl, whisk together the
soy sauce, rice vinegar, mirin, sugar, ginger, garlic, sesame oil, and red pepper flakes. Set aside.

3 When the seaweed is rehydrated, strain the seaweed in a colander and rinse thoroughly. Make sure to
remove as much moisture as possible, squeezing the seaweed if necessary.

4 Add the seaweed, sliced cucumber, and sesame seeds to the bowl of dressing and toss well to coat.

5 Cover and chill in the refrigerator for 30 minutes to 1 hour.

6 When ready to serve, garnish with extra sesame seeds.

NOTES
• Most seaweed salads include more than one kind of seaweed so choose the one that seems best for
your meal.
• Make sure to drain the seaweed very well after rehydrating.
• If you like more heat, try adding extra chili flakes, or a chili paste like sambal oelek, to the dressing.
• If you can’t find precut seaweed, you can easily cut the seaweed into strips yourself after rehydrating
it.
• When fully rehydrated, the seaweed should be soft, delicate, and slightly lighter in color.

Author: Asian Caucasian Prep Time: 10 Category: Salads Method: No cook Cuisine: Japanese

NUTRITION

Serving Size: Calories: 62 Sugar: 3.3 g Sodium: 515.4 mg Fat: 3.7 g Carbohydrates: 5.8 g Protein: 1.6 g
Cholesterol: 0 mg

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