Cookbook:Seaweed Salad

Originally posted to Foodista by user Leah Rodrigues. Foodista recipes are released under a CC-BY license.

Ingredients

 * 1 ounce assorted dried seaweed or wakame
 * ¼ cup minced shallot, scallion or red onion
 * 2 tbsp soy sauce
 * 1 tbsp rice vinegar
 * 1 tsp mirin (or sugar)
 * ½ tbsp dark sesame oil
 * 1 pinch cayenne salt, if necessary
 * 1 tbsp toasted sesame seeds

Preparation

 * 1) Rinse the seaweed and soak until it has increased 10 times in size, about 5 minutes. Gently squeeze to remove excess water.
 * 2) Remove any hard bits of seaweed and chop the rest. Put pieces in a bowl.
 * 3) Toss with the shallot, soy sauce, vinegar, mirin (or sugar), sesame oil, cayenne, and salt (if necessary). Taste and add seasonings as needed.
 * 4) Garnish with sesame seeds.