Wakame Cucumber Salad
- Yield: 3-4 Servings 1x
Description
Traditionally used in miso soup, wakame is also delicious as a nice light salad with our Emerald Cove Ready-to-Use Pacific Wakame.
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
- Sprinkle cucumber with salt, toss, gently knead for 1 minute, and set aside.
- 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.
- 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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