Seaweed Salad

What you’ll need

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• 1 ounce assorted dried seaweed or wakame
• ¼ cup minced shallot, scallion or red onion
• 2 tbsp soy sauce
• 1 tbsp rice vinegar
• 1 tsp mirin (or sugar)
• ½ tbsp dark sesame oil
• 1 pinch cayenne salt, if necessary
• 1 tbsp toasted sesame seeds

Let’s make it

1. Step 1

   Rinse the seaweed and soak until it has increased 10 times in size, about 5 minutes. Gently squeeze to remove excess water.

2. Step 2

   Remove any hard bits of seaweed and chop the rest. Put pieces in a bowl.

3. Step 3

   Toss with the shallot, soy sauce, vinegar, mirin (or sugar), sesame oil, cayenne, and salt (if necessary). Taste and add seasonings as needed.

4. Step 4

   Garnish with sesame seeds.

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