How to make Seaweed Salad

A wakame seaweed salad is a wonderful accompaniment to many Asian dishes.

Love healthy salads? Well the scrumptious seaweed salad is a a great find. It's also a fitting side to seafood dishes and sushi. Wakame seaweed, the main ingredient, is a good source of calcium, iron and vitamins A, C, E and K. It is also high in photonutrients, is vegetarian and low in calories.

You will fall in love with the sweet and spicy flavor of this seaweed salad.

Difficulty:

Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need

• 3/4 oz. dried wakame seaweed sheets
• 3 tbsp. rice wine vinegar
• 1 tbsp.sesame oil
• 1 tbsp.soy sauce
• 1 tsp. sugar
• 1 tsp. ground white sesame seeds
• Hot chili flakes

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1. Soak the wakame seaweed in a bowl of warm water for five to seven minutes. Drain water and pat seaweed sheets dry with paper towels. If needed, cut wakame into thin noodle-like strips. Put seaweed in refrigerator.

2. Combine vinegar, soy sauce and sugar In a bowl. Whisk together until sugar is dissolved.

3. Slowly add the sesame oil and whisk dressing together to make a healthy salad dressing.

4. Add seaweed and toss with dressing. Add the sesame seeds and chili flakes to taste. Serve seaweed salad immediately.

Tips & Warnings

• Refrigerate leftover seaweed salad and use within three days.

References

• Anne Collins: Seaweed Salad

Resources

• Read this Article in Spanish