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Tasty Thai Sauce

This Tasty Thai Sauce is seasoned with our short-term, organic Miso Master Sweet White Miso.  Prepare this quick, easy, delicious sauce or dip for summer grilling.

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Ingredients

• 3 Tbsp Miso Master Organic Sweet White Miso 
• 3 Tbsp organic peanut butter or roasted cashew butter
• Juice of one fresh lemon 
• 1 Tbsp cooking sherry
• 2 tsp ginger juice
• 1 cloves garlic, minced
• ¼ – ½ tsp hot sesame oil
• 1/3 cup water

Instructions

1. Thoroughly mix the miso and nut butter together.
2. Combine the remaining ingredients, except water, and slowly stir into the miso-peanut butter mixture.
3. Place this mixture in a saucepan and slowly bring to a simmer, stirring frequently. Thin with water to desired consistency.
4. Serve over noodles, rice, vegetables, or as a dip for kebabs.

Miso Master Organic Sweet White Miso

Miso Master Organic Sweet White Miso is one our sweetest, most delicate miso. This Short-Term miso has its own unique position in the miso universe; it has the least amount of salt and soybeans. Less salt means lower sodium content than other misos, so salt-conscious consumers can partake of the many health benefits of eating miso.  Made in USA.

Purchase Miso Master Organic Sweet White Miso at your local organic foods market or direct from Great Eastern Sun’s Online Market here >

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Wakame Cucumber Salad

Traditionally used in miso soup, wakame is also delicious as a nice light salad with our Emerald Cove Ready-to-Use Pacific Wakame.

• Yield: 3-4 Servings 1x

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Ingredients

• 1 cucumber, thinly sliced
• ½ tsp sea salt
• ½ cup Emerald Cove Ready-To-Use Pacific Wakame
• 2 Tbsp brown rice vinegar
• 1 Tbsp mirin
• 2 tsp soy sauce
• 1 tsp Emperor’s Kitchen Organic Toasted Sesame Oil
• 1 tsp filtered or spring water

Instructions

1. Sprinkle cucumber with salt, toss, gently knead for 1 minute, and set aside.
2. Soak wakame in water to cover for 5 minutes. Drain and pat dry with towel. Gently squeeze excess water from cucumbers and place in a bowl with wakame.
3. Combine brown rice vinegar, mirin, and soy sauce, add to salad, and lightly toss to mix.

Variation

For a more elegant presentation, serve on a bed of lettuce leaves and garnish with thinly sliced red onion or radish and a light sprinkle of toasted sesame seeds.

Emerald Cove Pacific Wakame

Emerald Cove Pacific Wakame is a versatile edible seaweed with a subtly sweet flavor. Emerald Cove Wakame is ready-to-eat and can be tossed right out of the bag into miso soup or soaked and enjoyed in salads.

Purchase Emerald Cove Pacific Wakame at your favorite organic market or direct from Great Eastern Sun’s Online Market here > 

Emperor’s Kitchen Organic Toasted Sesame Oil

The unique fragrance and deliciously nutty flavor of Emperor’s Kitchen Organic Toasted Sesame Oil adds a new dimension to stir fries, salad dressings, marinades, sauces, and baked dishes. The labor-intensive traditional process of making our sesame oil results in a fresh toasted flavor and silky texture, with none of the harsh overtones of the chemical processing often used by commercial producers. USDA Organic | Gluten-Free | Kosher

PurchaseEmperor’s Kitchen Organic Toasted Sesame Oil at your local organic foods market or direct from Great Eastern Sun’s Online Market here >

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