Chilled Wakame Salad with Young Ginger
嫩薑涼拌海帶芽
A refreshing Japanese-style cold dish that highlights the natural umami of seaweed, paired with the subtle spiciness of young ginger. Sprinkled with sesame seeds at the end, it is quick, nutritious, and suitable as an appetizer or side dish.
- servings
- 👥 2 servings
- time
- ⏱ 10 min
- Cuisine
- 🍽 Japanese
by @Kangacook_official · Original recipe on kangacook.com
English text is machine-translated from the original Chinese and has not been reviewed by a person.
Ingredients
- 20 gdried wakame
- 20 gyoung ginger
- 10 gsoy sauce
- 50 grice vinegar
- 40 gmirin
- 5 gsesame oil
- to tastewhite sesame seeds
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Nutrition per serving
- calories
- 68 kcal
- protein
- 2.2 g
- fat
- 2.6 g
- carbohydrate
- 9.5 g
As published by the author; KangaCook estimates these automatically.
Steps
- 1
Soak the dried wakame in cold water until soft. Julienne the young ginger.
- 2
Bring a pot of water to a boil. Blanch the softened wakame for 1 minute, immediately transfer it to ice water to chill, then drain thoroughly.
- 3
Place the wakame and young ginger in a mixing bowl. Add soy sauce, mirin, rice vinegar, and sesame oil, then gently toss until mixed. Adjust seasonings to taste.
- 4
Sprinkle with white sesame seeds before serving.
