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Seaweed salad recipe & health benefits
Posted in Food & Drinks and tagged with Foods, Health, ingredient, recipe, Salad, snacks on 07/19/2010
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Seaweeds, also known as kelp and are invariably present in Japanese food.
Japanese being the greatest users of seaweeds, most seaweed or sea vegetable
varieties are best identified by Japanese and Chinese names. Seaweeds are
nothing but algae. They are packed with a number of nutrients and are the best
source of minerals. As they are rich in nutrients, they have enormous health
benefits. Trying out various types of seaweed salads is real fun. You can
acquire many benefits from eating the healthy foods in seafood salad. Counting
these kelp benefits and addition of more vegetables in preparation of the salad,
makes it more nutritious.

Seaweed salad is a traditional Asian dish and generally it is made up of
wakame seaweed, united with rice vinegar, garlic, scallions, apple, cilantro,
soy sauce, ginger, sesame seeds, sesame oil and sugar. Seaweed assists you to
shed fat, while ginger helps to your digestive system and garlic provides
benefits to your immune system. Before taking a look at the seaweed salad
recipes, let us take a look at the health benefits of seaweed salads.

Health benefits of Seaweed salad:

Reduces Fat:

Seaweed is the main ingredient of seaweed salad, which has been proven to
help you lose weight. According to a study published in the journal “Biochemical
and Biophysical Research Communication” in 2005, seaweed works by decreasing fat
accumulation. The study found that wakame seaweed, like all brown seaweeds,
contains a compound called fucoxanthin. Fucoxanthin was the active compound in
seaweed that reduced animals’ weights by up to 10 percent according to the
study’s authors.

Aids in Digestion:

Ginger is the seaweed salad staple. It has been used in traditional Asian
medicines to help with digestion and stomach issues. Ginger is used in holisitc
remedies and has gained popularity in the mainstream largely because of its
health benefits. Also, ginger is used to relieve mild upset stomach, and is
given to patients who are nauseated or vomiting due to pregnancy or
chemotherapy.

Reduces Chronic Disease Risk:

Another beneficial ingredient that present in seaweed salad is apple. Apples
are rich source of healthy chemicals called phytochemicals. Phytochemicals in
apples have many health benefits. They may decrease the risks of developing
chronic diseases such as cancer, heart disease and diabetes. The phytochemicals
in apples have been found to act as strong antioxidants by eliminating dangerous
free radicals from your body. They also act as cancer cell inhibitors by
stopping the growth of cancer cells.

Boosts Immune System:

Garlic has long been used in traditional medicines to cure and prevent
illness. Primarily, it helps with illnesses by regulating your immune system. It
boosts your immune system by helping your body to remove dangerous free radicals
and heavy-metal intoxication.

Other health benefits:

Seaweeds can certainly help slow down the process of aging.

Seaweed salads are believed as appetizers or healthy snacks.

Kelp, wakame, arame, nori, lava and dulse are commonly used seaweeds to
make Japanese salads and seaweeds are also added to soups, stews and other
dishes.

The main ingredient of a seaweed salad is usually wakame, which has plenty
of calcium, iron, niacin, and thiamine.

Seaweed Salad Calories:

A typical serving size, 2 ounces, of seaweed salad has about 70 calories, 50
milligrams of calcium, 10 grams of carbohydrates, 4 grams of fat, 1 gram of
protein. Eaten in restraint, seaweed salad can be enjoyed without breaking the
calorie bank. Here is a list of different seaweed salads and the respective
seaweed salad calorie count.

Japanese seaweed salad calories, (Hissho Sushi), 56 gm: 70 calories

Calories in seaweed salad, wakame, 201.8 gm: 216 calories

Calories in kale with seaweed sesame salad, 57 gm: 49 calories

Calories in seaweed salad, Whole Foods, 1 serving, 1/4th pound: 35
calories

Calories in seaweed salad, (Ukrop’s Hissho Sushi), 113 gm: 141
calories

Seaweed Salad Recipes:

Seaweed Salad Recipe 1:

Ingredients:

Dried arame seaweed – 1/2 cup (soak seaweed in warm water to cover for 15
minutes – rinse, drain and chop)

Fresh mushrooms – 1 cup diced

Fresh ginger – 1 tsp grated

red cabbage – 1 cup shredded

Tamari or low sodium soy sauce – 2 tbsp

Toasted sesame oil – 1 tbsp

Sesame seeds for garnish

carrots – 1 cup shredded

Method of preparation:

Mix all the salad recipe ingredients (reserving the sesame seeds for
garnish) in a large bowl and toss well to coat.

Let the seaweed salad to marinate for at least an hour. So, the seaweed
and the vegetables absorb the ginger, tamari and oil. This will provide the
salad a nice deep flavor.

Seaweed Salad Recipe 2:

Ingredients:

1 teaspoon sugar

2 tablespoons sesame oil

2 scallions, thinly sliced

3/8 oz dried dried wakame

3 tablespoons light soy sauce

1 teaspoon finely grated ginger

1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds

3 tablespoons rice vinegar (without seasoning)

Method of preparation:

Soak dried wakame in warm water for about 5-8 minutes. Then drain them and
put in a bowl of water. Rapidly remove and thrust into cold water

Combine vinegar, sesame oil, sugar, soy sauce, and ginger in a bowl until
sugar is dissolved.

Then mix wakame and dressing.

Shake over with toasted sesame seeds and scallions.

Before serving, chill in fridge.

Seaweed Salad Recipe 3:

Ingredients:

1 tablespoon sesame oil

1 teaspoon sugar

1 to taste red pepper flakes

1 ( 3/4 ounce) dried wakame seaweed (whole or cut)

3 tablespoons rice vinegar (not seasoned)

3 tablespoons soy sauce

2 scallions, thinly sliced

1/4 cup shredded carrots

2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro

1 tablespoon sesame seeds, toasted

1 teaspoon finely grated ginger

1/2 teaspoon minced garlic

Method of preparation:

Soak seaweed in warm water for about 5 minutes with covering. Drain and
wash then squeeze out excess of water from it.

If wakame is uncut, then cut into 1/2-inch-wide strips.

In a bowl, stir together vinegar, soy sauce, sesame oil, sugar, pepper
flakes, ginger, and garlic until sugar is dissolved.

Finally, add seaweed, scallions, carrots, and cilantro, tossing to combine
well.

At last, sprinkle the salad with sesame seeds.

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3 Comments

Angel Says:
July
27th, 2010 at 4:47 am

Mmm Yummy, I can’t wait to make Seaweed salad. I love this recipe bcoz it
is a healthy food, tasty and easy to make. Thanks for help me.

Dena Says:
August
17th, 2010 at 10:46 pm

yeahh…easy to make..fast in fact healthy too, so i liked!!!

Saket Says:
August
26th, 2010 at 4:12 am

seaweed is a healthy sea vegetable. i eat it very often. Yours Seaweed
Salad look very delicious. gr88 recipe too!!

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