Hijiki Summer Salad
- 12 cup dried hijiki seaweed
- water, to cover hijiki
- 1 tablespoon shoyu
- 1 pinch sea salt
- 3 ears fresh corn
- 12 cup shelled green peas
- 12 cup bean sprouts
- 1 cup grated carrot
- 4 tablespoons natural prepared mustard
- 2 tablespoons sesame butter or 2 tablespoons tahini
- 3 tablespoons brown rice vinegar
- 12 cup water
- Soak hijiki 10 minutes.
- Drain, reserving soaking water, and rinse hijiki in a colander.
- Slice into 11 inch lengths.
- Slowly pour soaking water into a pot (discarding any sediment).
- Add hijiki and, if necessary, fresh water to almost cover.
- Bring to a boil, cover, reduce heat, and simmer 35 minutes.
- Add shoyu and cook until water has evaporated (approximately 10 minutes).
- Remove from heat and set aside.
- Bring another pot of water to a boil, add pinch of salt and corn cobs.
- Simmer 15 minutes.
- Take corn from water, allow to cool, then remove kernels from cobs.
- In the same water, boil the peas 10 minutes, and then the bean sprouts 1 minute.
- Place on a plate to cool after cooking.
- In a serving bowl, mix hijiki, corn, peas, bean sprouts, and raw carrot.
- Blend dressing ingredients together until smooth, then add dressing to salad.
- Mix well before serving.
water, shoyu, salt, corn, green peas, bean sprouts, carrot, natural prepared mustard, sesame butter, brown rice vinegar, water
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/hijiki-summer-salad-405275 (may not work)