Sesame Seaweed Salad

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 ounce wakame seaweed, snipped into 1-in . pieces if in large chunks (about 1 cup)
• 1 cup dulse seaweed (about 1/2 oz.)
• 1 cup arame seaweed (about 1/2 oz., or use more dulse)
• 2 tablespoons sesame seeds
• 2 tablespoons toasted sesame oil, divided
• 3 large garlic cloves, thinly sliced crosswise
• 2 green onions, sliced
• 1 1/2 tablespoons reduced sodium soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon unseasoned rice vinegar (optional)

Recipe

• 1 look through seaweeds for any small pebbles or debris and discard. soak wakame and arame in separate bowls with cool water to cover generously until tender, 5 to 12 minutes for wakame and 9 to 10 minutes for arame. drain well. snip dulse into 2-in.-long pieces; don't soak.
• 2 toast sesame seeds in a large frying pan over medium heat, stirring often, until golden, 3 to 4 minutes. pour into a bowl.
• 3 add 1 tablespoons oil to the pan with the garlic and onions; sauté over medium heat until softened, 1 minute. remove from heat.
• 4 add seaweeds, remaining 1 tablespoons oil, and soy sauce. toss gently to coat well and let stand until dulse is softened, 5 minutes. mix in sesame seeds.
• 5 taste and add rice vinegar if you like. serve warm or at room temperature.
• 6 note:.
• 7 *buy dried seaweed at natural foods stores and asian markets.