Recipe: Kelp Cucumber Salad
Prep Time:
20 minutes
Yields:
3 servings
Ingredients:
2 ounces kelp
2 cups water
1 cucumber, sliced into thin rounds
1/4 cup rice vinegar
1 tablespoon maple syrup
3 tablespoons tamari
2 tablespoons sesame seeds
2 cups water
1 cucumber, sliced into thin rounds
1/4 cup rice vinegar
1 tablespoon maple syrup
3 tablespoons tamari
2 tablespoons sesame seeds
Directions:
- Put kelp in a bowl and cover with water.
- Let sit for 15 minutes.
- Slice into bite-size pieces.
- Peel cucumber and slice into thin rounds.
- Whisk together vinegar, maple syrup and tamari in a bowl.
- Add cucumber and kelp and mix well.
- Garnish with sesame seeds and serve.
Notes:
The word “kelp” refers to any of the brown seaweeds including alaria, wakame and kombu.
