Green Sea Salad (kyuri To Wakame No Su No Mono)

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 3
• 1 ounce dried wakame seaweed
• 4 tablespoons rice vinegar
• 3 tablespoons soy sauce
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 1 cucumber (unwaxed is preferable)
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

Recipe

• 1 soak the dried wakamé in a bowl of warm water for 20-25 minutes.
• 2 it should soften and expand.
• 3 rinse under cold water and pat dry.
• 4 remove any tough stems.
• 5 chop wakamé coarsely.
• 6 in a small saucepan comine soy sauce, vinegar, and sugar and heat, stirring, until sugar melts.
• 7 chill.
• 8 peel the cucumber, if waxed.
• 9 slice in half lenghtwise (the long way) and slice into thin half-moons.
• 10 sprinkle with salt and let sit for a few minutes before gently squeezing the slices.
• 11 be sure that your wakamé and cucumber are well drained.
• 12 combine and pour dressing over and toss.
• 13 serve chilled or at room temperature.