Salads

Hijiki Sea Salad

by Editorial Staff

Summary

Prep Time 1 hr
Cook Time 20 mins
Total Time 2 hrs 20 mins
Course Salad
Cuisine European
Servings (Default: 2)

Ingredients

  • 1 handful seaweed (Hijiki-)
  • 1 handful seaweed (sea lettuce - ulva lactuca)
  • 1 large carrot (s), peeled, grated
  • 1 spring onion (s), finely chopped
  • 2 tablespoon oil (soybean oil)
  • 2 tablespoon ginger syrup
  • 2 tablespoon rice vinegar
  • 2 tablespoon soy sauce
  • 200 ml miso
  • 1 tomato (s), dried
  • Soup greens
  • 2 cl sake
  • 1 tablespoon sesame seeds, roasted, white and black
  • 0.5 teaspoon ½ fennel seeds, ground in a mortar
  • 1 teaspoon yeast flakes (molasses)
  • 1 pinch chilli flakes
  • Basil (Thai and lemon)
  • Coriander green
  • 1 small cucumber (s)
Hijiki Sea Salad
Hijiki Sea Salad

Instructions

  1. Wash the algae under running water, rinse and soak separately in water for about 1 hour,
  2. Bring the miso broth with the finely chopped soup greens and the chopped tomato to the boil, when the soup vegetables are done, set aside.
  3. Put the algae in a sieve and allow to drain. Cut into bite-sized pieces.
  4. First sweat the hikiji algae in sesame oil, then the sea lettuce for a few minutes, then add the grated carrot and deglaze with sake, pour on the stock, steam for a few minutes, gradually add the ginger syrup, rice vinegar, soy sauce and then season with fennel seeds, yeast flakes, chilli flakes . Finally, mix in the spring onions and herbs and sprinkle with the sesame seeds. Let cool in the refrigerator for a good 1 hour.
  5. To serve, arrange on very thinly sliced cucumber slices and sprinkle with sesame seeds and herbs again.
  6. The salad can be kept in the refrigerator for a few days and is also very suitable as a picnic snack or office snack.
Editorial Staff

About Editorial Staff

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