Cucumber Seaweed Salad Recipes

SEAWEED AND CUCUMBER SALAD

Steps:

• Bring a small pot of water to a boil.
• While the water is coming to a boil, soak the seaweed in cool water for 10 minutes.
• Put the seaweed into the boiling water, remove immediately, then plunge into the cold water.
• Dry the seaweed, trim any rough parts, and chop.
• Meanwhile, cut the cucumber in half length-wise. If there are lots of seeds, scrape them out. Slice as thinly as possible.
• Mix the cucumber and seaweed.
• Combine the remaining ingredients and pour over the vegetables.
• Chill up to 2 hours before serving.

SEAWEED SALAD WITH CUCUMBER

Steps:

• Rinse seaweed, and soak it in at least 10 times its volume of water.
• Wash and dice cucumber; do not peel unless necessary. When seaweed is tender, 5 minutes later, add konyaku if you are using it, then drain and squeeze mixture to remove excess water. Pick through seaweed to sort out hard bits; chop if pieces are large. Combine cucumber and seaweed; shred or chop chicken or shrimp if necessary, and add to bowl.
• Add all remaining ingredients except sesame seeds, and toss; taste, and add salt or other seasonings as necessary; serve garnished with the sesame seeds.

CUCUMBER AND MARINATED SEAWEED SALAD

Steps:

• Through the feed opening of a running blender, add, 1 at a time, vinegar, salt and miso, then leaving the blender running, add the oil in a slow thin stream. Toss the dashi kombu enough dressing to coat and let sit for 1 hour.
• Toss cucumber with just before serving, transfer to serving bowls and sprinkle with sesame seeds.

CUCUMBER-SEAWEED SALAD

Steps:

• In a bowl, soak the wakame in warm water for 5 to 10 minutes. Drain in a colander. Combine the seaweed and cucumber in a bowl. In another bowl, whisk together the vinegar, coconut aminos, olive oil, lemon juice, ginger, and salt. Toss the vegetables with 2 tablespoons dressing. Taste and add more dressing if desired.