Cucumber & wakame seaweed salad

Cucumber & wakame seaweed salad

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Cooking time

Ready in 25 minutes

Skill level

Easy

Servings

This dish, called sunomono, is served in individual dishes. A classic side dish in Japan, it makes a perfect foil for richer meat and fish dishes

Nutrition and extra info

Additional info

  • Easily doubled
  • Vegetarian
  • Healthy
Nutrition info

Nutrition per serving

kcalories
23
protein
0.8g
carbs
5.1g
fat
0.1g
saturates
0g
fibre
1.5g
sugar
-
salt
0.33g

Ingredients

  • 1⁄2 cucumber, seeds removed very finely sliced
  • 10g dried wakame seaweed, softened in cold water
  • 2cm piece root ginger, peeled and cut into fine matchsticks

Dressing

  • 1 tbsp caster sugar
  • 5 tbsp rice vinegar
  • 1⁄2 tsp soy sauce

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Method

  1. Put the cucumber in a colander and sprinkle with about 1 tsp salt. Leave for 10 minutes to soften.
  2. Drain the wakame, cut off and discard any hard spine and chop into 3cm lengths. Make the dressing by mixing the sugar and a pinch of salt into the vinegar and soy sauce. Then rinse the cucumber and squeeze out the excess water. Mix with wakame and dressing, and sprinkle the ginger over.

Recipe from olive magazine, March 2006

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yaberina's picture
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One of my favorite japanese side dish. Super refreshing and a perfect 'hashiyasume'. The recipe that my mother taught me doesn't add soy sauce to the dressing but I don't see why it wouldn't go with the dish.

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