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35 years ago in Japan
I was first introduced to Japanese Seaweed Salad
or Kaisou Sarada in Japanese
and fell in love with this dish
Authentic Japanese seaweed salad
is not the same as those
you get in the Japanese restaurant in the State.
If you’ve ever had it,
it actually tastes so much better.
In this video,
I will show you how to make this dish
with my home made sesame and miso dressing
This is a quick and very refreshing recipe
which is perfect to eat during the hot summer weather
so let’s get started
Here is the ingredients overview
I will show you
two different ways to prepare this salad
One with Japanese mustard greens
It’s also called the Mizuna in Japanese
Another one with cucumber, red leaf lettuce and tomato
This is mizuna
or Japanese mustard greens
Mizuna has a mild peppery taste
and it’s a great addition to any salad mix
I usually get mizuna from Japanese groceries
like Nijiya
If you can’t get your hands on mizuna,
you can still make this salad
with lettuce, cucumber and tomato.
Make sure you rinse and dry
all the veggies before using
Seaweed is the most important ingredient
in this recipe
Where do you get seaweed?
You can find these seaweed mix packages
from Japanese supermarkets
like Nijiya, Marukai or Mitsuwa
You can also get them online
Different brands have their own mixes of seaweeds
and you can try and see which one is your favorite
The seaweed mix I used in this video has
Carrageen Moss
Agar Agar
Kelp
Wakame
which is the most commonly known seaweed
and white wood ear.
You can find more information
on each of these on my blog
and in the description box
Now let’s prepare the ingredients
In a bowl,
add half cup of dried seaweed mix
and pour in enough water
to cover the seaweed completely
Let's seaweed soak between 5 to 10 minutes
The seaweed will rehydrate and expand
This is how it looks like
after being soaked for 10 minutes
This is how the seaweed looks like
before and after they have been rehydrated
The first one is carragean moss
this is white wood ears
And Wakame
Then kelp
and agar agar
Now
you will need to squeeze out all the excess water
Next
cut mizuna into about an inch in length
Do the same for red leaf lettuce
if you use this instead of mizuna
Julienne cucumber after peeling its skin
Lastly
cut tomato into 1/8
Now, let’s make the salad dressing
In a clean bowl
add olive oil
lemon juice
sugar
sesame oil
miso paste
and soy sauce
Mix everything together
Make sure there is no miso paste lumps
and sugar is completely dissolve
If you prefer a saltier taste
add more miso paste or soy sauce
For a gluten free dressing
use tamari sauce
or gluten free soy sauce
To make the mizuna version
In a salad serving bowl
add a bed of mizuna
Next
add the seaweed mix on the top
Drizzle some sesame and miso dressing
Sprinkle some roasted sesame seeds on the top
and your seaweed salad with mizuna is ready
To make the lettuce version
In a shallow bowl,
mix cucumber slices with rehydrated seaweed
Add a few spoonful of salad dressing
and mix them all together
Let them sit for a couple of minutes.
Next,
add a bed of red leaf lettuce
into a salad serving bowl
You can also use a different
kind of lettuce
Add the seaweed and cucumber mixture
that you just made
Next,
place a few wedges of tomato.
Finally
sprinkle some roasted sesame seeds on the top
and your seaweed salad is ready to be served
This Japanese seaweed salad is
quick and easy to prepare
It makes a perfect side dish
for your meal during hot season.
You can download a printable of this recipe
on my blog
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Happy eating
and see you in my next video.