Seaweed is a highly nutritious edible marine algae, full of calcium, iodine, B-vitamins, iron, magnesium, folate and antioxidants. In this recipe we are preparing the seaweed with a simple traditional dressing of sesame oil with ginger, wasabi and soy sauce which makes it extremely delicious.
There are 2 types of seaweed in this recipe the Reddish-Purple dulse and the green wakame. You can use one or both. They only need a short soak in cold water for a few minutes to soften them back into a sea vegetable from their dried state.
Seaweed Salad with Carrot & Daikon Ribbons
Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Vegan, Paleo
2 servings
Seaweed
½ oz red dulse or ½ oz wakame you can mix them or use just one
Dressing
4 Tb rice wine vinegar
2 tsp grated fresh ginger
1 Tb soy sauce
1 tsp powdered wasabi
2 Tb roasted sesame oil
Salad
1 lg carrots
1 diakon
1 scallion thinly sliced
1/2 cup cilantro chopped
1 T sesame seeds
Juice of 1 lime
Celtic sea salt to taste
Soak the Seaweed: Put seaweed in a bowl cover with cold water. If you are using dulse let sit 5 minutes, if using wakame let sit 10 minutes or until seaweed is soft. Drain in a colander. Rinse and pat dry. Cut out the large ribs from the wakame.
Discard. If the remaining pieces of seaweed are big cut them into 1” ribbons.
Prepare the dressing:
- In a small bowl mix rice vinegar, ginger, soy sauce. Add wasabi
mix to dissolve. - Whisk in the sesame oil with a fork.
- Add half the dressing to the seaweed. Toss.
Prepare the carrot and diakon ribbons:
- Using a vegetable peeler, sit the carrot on the counter, using medium pressure to keep the peeler on the carrot start at the top and “peel” large slices of carrot to make ribbons.
- Do the same thing to make the diakon ribbons. Put them into a bowl. Add cilantro.
- Pour the remaining dressing over the vegetables. Toss to combine. Arrange around the outside of 2 salad plates.
- Put the seaweed in the middle. Sprinkle with sea salt and squeeze a little lime over the salads.
- Garnish with scallions and toasted sesame seeds.
Is there a brand of dried seaweed that you recommend ?
Thank you!
Hi Sheri,
I put in links to the seaweed I buy. You can probably find it at your health food store, that’s where I get it. Enjoy the salad.