“Ew, seaweed!” Admittedly, I used to tease my best friend for eating nori when we were kids. On the centre of her family’s kitchen table, they always had a bowl full of roasted, salted nori. She would eat them like chips as an after school snack, one after the other, after the other, and utter, ” Mmm, these are so good, want one?” Being from a typical German family, I never had the guts to try them, somehow teasing seemed more appropriate.

Who knew, as an adult, I would be combing all the asian markets for those very snacks. Now, I too eat one after the other, after the other!

In honour of my friend, the nutritional value of seaweed, and yummy sea vegetables, here is a recipe for a warm summer evening.

Cucumber, Radish and Seaweed Salad

Ingredients

1 cup (1/2 ounce) dried arame seaweed
2 large cucumbers, halved lengthwise and thinly sliced
1 bunch small red radishes (about 8 radishes), trimmed and quartered
2 tablespoons unseasoned rice vinegar
2 teaspoons reduced-sodium tamari
2 tablespoons black or white sesame seeds, toasted and cooled (optional)

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