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This light Japanese salad pairs well with shrimp tempura or chicken teriyaki. Wakame is a seaweed that tastes a lot like spinach.
How To Make Wakame Sea Salad with Ginger Sesame Dressing
This recipe uses the most common type of wakame for a tasty flavor. The salad is tossed with a dressing of sesame oil, ginger, and soy.
Ingredients
- 1 oz wakame, dried
- ¼ cup rice vinegar
- 2 Tbsp mirin
- 1 Tbsp soy sauce
- 2 tsp sugar
- 2 tsp ginger root, grated
- ½ tsp sesame seed oil
- ¼ tsp salt, optional
- 2 tsp sesame seeds, toasted
Instructions
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Place the wakame in a large bowl of warm water.
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Soak for 20 minutes or according to packaging directions until it expands six or seven times and is tender.
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Trim off any tough parts; cut into smaller pieces.
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Rinse well and pat dry thoroughly.
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In a small bowl, combine the rice vinegar, mirin, soy sauce, sugar, ginger root, sesame seed oil, salt, and sesame seeds.
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Pour over the wakame; mix well.
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Serve chilled.
Nutrition
- Sugar: 4g
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- Calcium: 35mg
- Calories: 50kcal
- Carbohydrates: 7g
- Fat: 2g
- Fiber: 1g
- Iron: 1mg
- Potassium: 22mg
- Protein: 1g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Sodium: 445mg
- Vitamin A: 26IU
- Vitamin C: 1mg
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