This simple and easy wakame seaweed salad recipe is dressed with toasted sesame oil, soy sauce, and lemon juice. Wakame salad is simple, delicious, healthy, and easy.
This delicious and nutritious wakame seaweed salad recipe as a side dish or you can make miso soup with it first and essentially get two meals out of one ingredient. Woot!
This wakame recipe is so simple, so healthy, so easy. I don't go around craving seaweed salad, but eating it reminds me of how much I love it.
Give this wakame recipe a try. Your body and tastebuds will thank you.
Wakame is a great ingredient to have in the pantry because it is shelf stable and a quick, easy, and affordable way to get some greens in your body fast.
Bonus - there is no cooking involved when making seaweed salad from dried wakame!
What is Wakame?
Wakame is a mild edible seaweed (aka kelp or algae) that is a central ingredient in Japanese (and other Asian) cultures.
It is best known to be eaten in soups and salads.
Wakame is generally sold dried and is rarely found fresh in the U.S. It can be eaten raw if chopped fine enough for a garnish.
Simple Wakame Salad Recipe Ingredients
- dried wakame seaweed
- water
- soy sauce / tamari
- toasted sesame oil
- fresh lemon juice
Wakame Salad Recipes Are Versatile
This is a basic easy wakame salad recipe.
Feel free to add more ingredients. Some ideas are:
- toasted sesame seeds
- chili pepper flakes
- sliced scallions or green onions
- shredded carrots
- cucumber slices
- garlic
- ginger
Don't have fresh lemon juice? Substitute rice vinegar or any vinegar in a pinch.
Wakame Salad Recipe FAQS
Wakame is generally known to be Japanese and has been eaten, harvested and cultivated (farmed) in the Sea of Japan, Korea, and neighboring Pacific Ocean area. It is eaten by many Asian cultures.
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Easy Wakame Seaweed Salad Recipe
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You can make this tasty and nutritious wakame (seaweed) salad as is or you can make miso soup with it first and essentially get two meals out of one ingredient.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 15 minutes
- Yield: 4
- Category: Salad / Side Dish
- Method: No Cooking Involved
- Cuisine: Japanese
- Diet: Gluten Free
Ingredients
- 6 tablespoon (~ 6 oz) Wakame (cut & ready to use)
- Water to cover Wakame by ~3 inches
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce (tamari)
- 2 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
- 2 teaspoon roasted sesame oil
Instructions
- Soak wakame (see picture above to see what it looks like dry & cut) in a large bowl of cold water (the wakame will expand) for 10 minutes.
- Strain and squeeze out excess water.
- In a small jar- add soy sauce, lemon juice, and roasted sesame oil. Shake vigorously.
- Dress the seaweed salad and enjoy a fast, tasty, and healthy plate.
- Add salt to taste if needed. Happy Eating! Beckie
Notes
- Wakame is a great ingredient to have in the pantry because it is shelf stable and a quick, easy, and affordable way to get some greens in your body fast.
- This is a basic easy recipe. Feel free to add toasted sesame seeds, chili pepper flakes, scallions, shredded carrots, garlic, or ginger.
- Don't have fresh lemon? Substitute rice vinegar or any vinegar in a pinch.
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