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Japanese Wakame Salad
Light and flavorful wakame salad, ideal as a starter or side dish. This Japanese recipe combines rehydrated wakame, brunoised ginger, garlic, soy sauce, rice vinegar, mirin, sesame oil and nanami togarashi seasoning, all garnished with toasted sesame seeds and shiso leaves.
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Critical Success Points
- • Rehydrating the wakame (do not exceed 10 minutes)
- • Toasting the sesame seeds (avoid burning)
- • Cutting the ginger into a fine brunoise for uniform texture
Safety Warnings
- • Be careful of burns when toasting the sesame seeds.
- • Use the knife cautiously when cutting ginger and garlic.
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