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.

Smoked Trout And Wakame Salad

Ingredients

  • Smoked trout fillets
  • Dried wakame seaweed
  • Cucumber
  • Carrot
  • Red onion
  • Rice vinegar
  • Soy sauce
  • Sesame oil
  • Sesame seeds
  • Green onions
  • Salt
  • Pepper

Instructions

  1. Soak the dried wakame seaweed in water for 5 minutes, then drain and chop it.
  2. Thinly slice the cucumber, carrot, and red onion.
  3. In a large bowl, whisk together the rice vinegar, soy sauce, sesame oil, salt, and pepper to make the dressing.
  4. Add the smoked trout, wakame seaweed, sliced vegetables, and sesame seeds to the bowl with the dressing and toss gently to combine.
  5. 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