Wednesday, July 28, 2010

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.


Instructions


Looking for Healthy Salads? Make Your Own Seaweed Salad


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.







Tags: seaweed salad, wakame seaweed