Green Sea Salad (Kyuri To Wakame No Su No Mono) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 ounce dried wakame seaweed
4 tablespoons rice vinegar
3 tablespoons soy sauce
2 teaspoons sugar
1 cucumber (unwaxed is preferable)
1/4 teaspoon salt

Preparation

Soak the dried wakame in a bowl of warm water for 20-25 minutes.
It should soften and expand.
Rinse under cold water and pat dry.
Remove any tough stems.
Chop wakame coarsely.
In a small saucepan comine soy sauce, vinegar, and sugar and heat, stirring, until sugar melts.
Chill.
Peel the cucumber, if waxed.
Slice in half lenghtwise (the long way) and slice into thin half-moons.
Sprinkle with salt and let sit for a few minutes before gently squeezing the slices.
Be sure that your wakame and cucumber are well drained.
Combine and pour dressing over and toss.
Serve chilled or at room temperature.