Wakame salad is one of my favorite dishes to eat with sushi. I found some wakame at Atwater Market and decided to make a salad for lunch. It turned out really yummy though the colour isn’t quite like a) the photo on the recipe web page or b) the wakame salad I get from the sushi restos. There must be a reason for it. I’ll have to research it. The taste is the same though.

This salad tastes great! I even like the chili pepper flakes.

Wakame Resources:

• www.livestrong.com/wakame-seaweed
• www.greenfootsteps.com/seaweed-health.html
• www.powersuperfoods.com.au/wakame-seaweed.html

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Wakame Seaweed Salad
from 1001recipe.com – Wakame Seaweed Salad

Dried Wakame seaweed: 3/4 ounce (20 grams)
Sesame seeds: 1 tbsp
Red chili pepper flakes: 1/2 tsp
Rice vinegar: 3 tbsp
Soy sauce: 1-2 tbsp
Sugar: 1/2-1 tbsp 

1. Soak dried seaweed in cold water for 20 minutes or until soften. Drain and cut off any hard spine. Chop and set aside.
2. Mix soy sauce, rice vinegar and sugar together well. Taste and adjust the soy sauce and sugar.
3. Pour the dressing over seaweed and mix.
4. Sprinkle sesame seeds and red pepper flakes over the salad, and serve.