Bring 'em on...your favorite seaweed salads!!!

[yeahbethany]

Hey all!
I'd love some recipes for your favorite seaweed salads! I love hijiki, arame, and wakame (and have even found a source for raw hijiki and arame...www.glaserorganicfarms.com!) I'm not crazy about dulse but maybe I would like it if someone had a good salad recipe...

My latest has been simple...seaweed (rehydrated), with raw tahini and sea salt.

What's your favorite?

[Jay]

oh dear,
I have never, ever, EVER tried seaweed before in my life!
There's something about them, they look so strange, vegetables from the sea and beyond, not my cup of tea anyways... I love the ocean, but not on my plate :D

But that doesn't mean others don't enjoy it, I just can't help you with any new or different recipes, sowwy :o

Joke

[glad_2beme]

she's not kiddin either...she wont even put it on her face ...lol, lol, lol

[qetta]

I'm not a seaweed fan either. Though I should admit I've only tried nori. Is there a milder, less fishy-tasting seawood I should start with?

[Jay]

LOL glad2beme,
it's true though, no seaweed for me, thank you very much! :D

[vegbaby]

My favorite recipe is to soak some arame until soft in warm water, then drain. Dress with sesame oil, brown rice vinegar (not raw), and soy sauce. Sprinkle with sesame seeds to make it pretty. YUM!

[Sweet lips]

You can take dulse, rehydrate it (I use applewood smoked dulse) and marinate if plain - dehydrate it and have a d-l-t. It is wonderful and delish. We recently bought some sea lettuce - looks like Kale, hubby loved it, I am not sure - but this week I plan to make a marinated salad with it, so I will let you know. It smells like Oysters.

[SwishTN]

Could you find most of these items in an Asian grocer? I don't recognize the names of most of them, but I love Japanese food, sushi, etc, and would love to try some of this stuff....
Lauri

[smasty]

Hey I'm game! I've never delved into the world of sea veggies much except for nori. I'd love to try some new things. Thanks for the ideas..and great post Bethany!

[Sweet lips]

Yes, you can find them in the Asian markets, and also a health food store. I know Whole Foods carries sea veggies.

I ordered from Maine Coast Sea Vegatables at http://www.seaveg.com/, that is where I got the applewood smoked dulse. I am hydrating now and will let you know how it taste later.

I will also tell you about the Sea lettuce - cause I am calling them today. I got a recipe book from them, but it didn't include anything - so I will see.

[qetta]

Okay guys. I was brave and bought some wakame at Whole Foods yesterday. Now what do I do with it?!

-Lisa

[ehartmanf]

I bought some dulse, but can't get past the smell of it. I haven't even opened the bag yet. Any suggestions???

[Melissa]

Isn't that funny...I have a hard time with some other varieties (esp. hijiki for some reason) but I love dulse. In fact, my son takes it to 2nd grade in his lunchbox for a snack -- usually a dulse/sunflower seed/almond trail mix. I use the Maine Coast brand of dulse, which I like better than other brands. I do NOT soak the dulse most of the time. I take my kitchen scissors and cut it into snackable size.

A good "intro to dulse" recipe: I often blend a few pieces into a guacamole dip for my crackers-- Into the food processor, half an avocado, half garlic clove, juice of half lemon, generous dash tabasco green, several pieces of dulse...(cilantro or parsley or spinach if you want to make it greener/herbier...I usually just make the basic version.) I keep a cup of warm water near the food processor as I blend it all together, so that I can add a tiny bit at a time if it needs more moisture.

My next dulse experiment will be an attempt to reproduce a sweet sesame/dulse crunch bar I bought quite awhile ago. I think Maine Coast makes it, actually. I'll have to check. It sounds improbable ...but tasted delicious and would be a fabulous way to get your dulse (and calcium rich!) If I think of other beginner seaweed recipes I'll post them. Last thought: We should come up with a better name..."weed" is so unappetizing!

[Olive]

Well, I have heard people call seaweed "sea vegetable" instead, though it makes me giggle a bit. :p

[Jay]

seagreens?

although, there are also seaweeds that are brown or black, we can't start calling them seabrowns and seablacks, now can we... eh? ;)

[carolg]

I love dulse. Can't get enough of it. Right from the bag, into the mouth and that's what I do with it. I have just dropped pieces also into fresh salads. Wow. I need to order in bulk so may try Maine. It seems to have a ting to my tongue, but maybe that's just me. I don't have lots of time to stick it in dehydrator, but thanks for sharing that concept.

I also love wakame but have soaked that first to soften.

Now "raw" nori.--not toasted--if a friend fusses to make a nori roll, great, but for me, not my favorite, but have over 100 sheets so you would think it was. I got it from rawhealth.net but see Kris is having problems with the govt. so that's not option any longer when I did google search. Yikes.
carolg

[carolg]

I love dulse. Can't get enough of it. Right from the bag, into the mouth and that's what I do with it. I have just dropped pieces also into fresh salads. Wow. I need to order in bulk so may try Maine. It seems to have a ting to my tongue, but maybe that's just me. I don't have lots of time to stick it in dehydrator, but thanks for sharing that concept.

I also love wakame but have soaked that first to soften.

Now "raw" nori I use. There is "toasted kind" in health food stores, but it's heated. If a friend fusses to make a nori roll, great, but for me, not my favorite. I have over 100 sheets so you would think it was. I got it from rawhealth.net but see Mr. Kris P. is having problems with the govt. so that's not option any longer when I did google search. Yikes.

Maybe Alissa can share sources for raw nori or other sea veggies with us.
carolg