Smoked Trout And Wakame Salad
This Smoked Trout and Wakame Salad is a traditional dish from Ainu cuisine, the indigenous people of Japan. It's a refreshing and nutritious salad that combines the smoky flavor of trout with the umami taste of wakame seaweed.
Ingredients
- Smoked trout fillets
- Dried wakame seaweed
- Cucumber
- Carrot
- Red onion
- Rice vinegar
- Soy sauce
- Sesame oil
- Sesame seeds
- Green onions
- Salt
- Pepper
Instructions
- Soak the dried wakame seaweed in water for 5 minutes, then drain and chop it.
- Thinly slice the cucumber, carrot, and red onion.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the rice vinegar, soy sauce, sesame oil, salt, and pepper to make the dressing.
- Add the smoked trout, wakame seaweed, sliced vegetables, and sesame seeds to the bowl with the dressing and toss gently to combine.
- Garnish the salad with chopped green onions before serving.
Cooking & Preparation
- Preparation time:
- 15 minutes
- Cooking time:
- 0 minutes
- Total time:
- 15 minutes
- Cooking method
- No cooking required
Nutritional facts per 1 serving
- Calories
- 250
- Protein
- 20g
- Carbohydrates
- 10g
- Fat
- 15g
Supplies
Large bowl Whisk Sharp knife Cutting board
Tools
Serving platter Tongs
Serving suggestions
Serve the Smoked Trout and Wakame Salad as a light lunch or as a side dish with grilled fish or chicken.
Tips & tricks
For a more intense flavor, you can marinate the smoked trout in the dressing for 30 minutes before tossing it with the vegetables and wakame seaweed.
Cost
$20