The seaweed is always greener…
As a little girl in Japan, I’d often come across Nori, a popular snack food. Nori is a thin, dried sheet of seaweed used for sushi, sprinkled on foods as a condiment, or just eaten plain. My sister absolutely adored the stuff. But me? I detested it. When we moved away from Japan, I was sad to leave many things. Nori was not one of them.
With the bad memories of nori etched in my mind, I had no plans for a reunion. A few weeks ago, however, I decided to grant my nemesis a second chance: in the form of arame.
I found that I really like arame! The taste is not as “fishy” as nori or hijiki, nor is it as sickly-salty. It adds a perfect compliment to the veggies in the following salad, which I’ve been chomping non-stop. And it’s so easy to prepare– you don’t even need to cook it!
All the way Arame Salad
(A good source of iron, potassium, and calcium)
- Dried arame
- Water
- Carrot
- Green pepper
- Red pepper
- Zucchini
- Celery
- Other veggies of choice (red onion is really good, as is red cabbage)
- Shoyu
- Rice vinegar
Soak the arame in water for 5 minutes. Drain. Cut the raw veggies into bite-sized pieces and add them to the arame. Then add the vinegar and shoyu (equal parts vinegar and shoyu), and mix well. Serve cold. Best if first served the next day, to give the veggies time to “marinate.”
Mmm, I love nori. I’m so glad you branched out and added arame to your daily meal. It sure does look delicious!
You are brave, Katie! I love how you made the arame work for you.
Katie,
It’s always a good idea to try foods we thought we hated as kiddos. ;P It can lead to some suprisingly delicious results.
Have a great Monday!
With Love,
Emily
Ahh! I am so behind-I’m catching up on all your posts! Didn’t even know a/b the New Food Challenge! Close call.
Hey Miss Katie!
Hmm, arame? This looks like something I need to give a try sometime soon. Thanks for the recommendation and your recipe.
Hope your summer is going well! 🙂
I spent many a happy year in Japan as a kid, too! I developed a taste for seaweed pretty early on in life 🙂 I don’t know if I’ve ever tried arame though….I’m definitely going to keep an eye out for it.
don’t know if i’ve seen arame, time to keep my eyes peeled 🙂
Oh my gosh, Katie…I must have printed this recipe out a long time ago and I’ve made it tons of times…I’m blogging about it right now and needed to go figure out where the recipe came from so I could link to it…I couldn’t believe it was from you! Ha! I love it!! I never would have guessed my chocolate-covered friend also liked arame 🙂 This is a great recipe. I also added some wakame, avocado, and dried cherries to it. The avocado is great and adds a little more satiety to it.