Korean Seaweed Salad Recipe
This seaweed salad is my first Korean recipe on Rasa Malaysia. I love Korean food and I have just started to cook Korean recipes at home.
My Korean friend gave me a bag of dried Korean seaweed or miyeok recently. Miyeok is the Korean version of seaweed and it’s thicker than Japanese seaweed called wakame.
How to Make Seaweed Salad?
Homemade seaweed salad calls for the following ingredients:
- Healthy Korean seaweed
- Dried chili flakes
- Soy sauce
- Toasted sesame oil. Some people don’t like the fishy taste in seaweed so use toasted sesame oil generously to reduce the seaweed taste.
- Rice vinegar
- Salt and sugar
- White sesame seeds
To make seaweed salad, just mix all the seaweed with all the seasonings and marinade together. Chill in the refrigerator before serving.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is It Healthy?
Seaweed is very healthy and a super food. It’s loaded with vitamins and minerals such as iodine. It’s also an anti-oxidant that promotes healthy cells.
It’s very low in calories, fat and carb. It’s also vegan and vegetarian friendly.
How Many Calories Per Serving?
This Seaweed salad recipe is only 20 calories per serving!
What to Serve with this Recipe?
Serve this small side dish (or banchan) with main dishes. For a healthy Korean meal and easy weeknight dinner, I recommend the following recipes.
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Seaweed Salad Recipe
Seaweed is a healthy ingredient and this seaweed salad recipe is made with Korean dried seaweed, salt, sugar, rice vinegar, sesame oil and chili flakes.
Ingredients
- 1 oz. dried seaweed, miyeok
- 1 teaspoon dried red chili flakes
- 1 teaspoon rice vinegar
- 1 teaspoon soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- salt to taste
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon white sesame seeds
Directions
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1Heat up a pot of water and bring it to boil. Boil the dried seaweed for about 3 minutes or until they turn soft. Drain the water and squeeze the excess water out of the seaweed. Set aside and let cool.
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2Add all seasonings and ingredients into the seaweed and toss well. Chill in the fridge and serve cold.
Charlotte Tanaka
Wonderful taste, exactly like Korean restaurants–here they add daikon, carrots and round
onions (salted and squeezed to remove water) I guess to stretch it and for color. I love your
flavoring, it matches my taste buds. Love wakame always use it in soups with anchovy, beef
or seafood powders, tofu and daikon also added.
C. Tanaka Honolulu, Hawaii
Rasa Malaysia
Hi Clarlotte, thanks for trying this seaweed salad recipe.
Ling
hi! Do you have any idea where we could buy dried seaweed in Malaysia apart from buying online? Thanks :)
Rasa Malaysia
Sorry I don’t.
susan kimball
What exactly is Kimchi…is there a recipe for it?
Rasa Malaysia
Kimchi is Korean fermented cabbage.
Chelsie-Belle
I tried a Korean, authentic dried seaweed recipe made with similar ingredients…sesame oil & seeds, soy, sugar, etc…& the truth of the matter is I can barely choke the seaweed down. The sesame oil doesn’t do much to mask the “fishiness” either, and it certainly doesn’t help the smell. However, I didn’t boil it. Does boiling it ultimately change the flavor? Maybe it makes it less strong?
Wally
That looks great!! How many servings does this make? Well probably just one if I’m eating it. ;-)
Thao
Can you show me what the rice wine vinegar bottle look like? Is there a substitute for it? I have go around search all Asian and everyone working at he store think I’m crazy. They said there is no such thing as rice wine vinegar. They said it can either be white wine vinegar, white vinegar, or rice vinegar. I no I’m not crazy, because I have seen many recipe call for rice wine vinegar. I have enjoy cooking for years and NEVER seem to get my hand on the rice wine vinegar. Unless the bottle written in other language that I don’t know about.
Catherine
Nice looking salad! I’m a Korea-born Korean-Canadian living in Toronto, Canada. I love seeing foodies take interest in Korean cuisine. I personally love cooking just about anything and would love to trade recipes with you! My mother-in-law is Indonesian and she and I will be testing out some Indonesian home cooking this summer which we are going to publish. :) Perhaps you would like to review some of these recipes?
Salad Spinner
Does anyone have the recipe for chicken salad with? I’m looking for the recipe for chicken salad that has peas and potatoes…i had this at a baby shower on some tostadas and it was really good. does anyone have this recipe. thanx
Alyson
This was awesome!! Thanks for the great and economical recipe.
ROOSHOPCO
VERY GOOD !!!
I’LL SUGGEST, TRY NEXT TIME USE BY “GOCHUJANG”(KOREA RED PEPPER PASTE) WITH SUGAR AND VINIGAR…..
Michael Leung
That is funny, I had a similar dish in Japanese Resturant.
Rasa Malaysia
Some Japanese food and Korean food are the same. Hehe.
momgateway
Tried it and this tastes great!
Rasa Malaysia
So fast and you already tried this recipe. I am glad you like it. :)
Mrs Ergül
How lovely!! I wish I can make these too :)
Rasa Malaysia
Of course you can make this seaweed salad. :)
tigerfish
I wonder if there is any nutritional difference between wakame and miyeok…but I guess both of them have lots of antioxidant. I have used miyeok in soup and even miso soup. :)
Rasa Malaysia
Good idea Tiga, I have a bunch of miso in my fridge, I will make miso soup tomorrow!
lb
YES! You answered my prayers – I was just talking to someone about how good seaweed salad is yesterday and hoping for a recipe. You’re absolutely right – there are a ton of great Korean restaurants in LA. Sometimes I buy seaweed salad from one of the local Asian markets – now I have a recipe to try at home!
Rasa Malaysia
LB – thanks for your comment. Yes, now you can try making seaweed salad at home.
Ninette
Very nice!
Rasa Malaysia
Ninette, thanks!
Alta
OMG I love Japanese seaweed salad, so I’m curious to try this as well! It looks yummy.
Rasa Malaysia
Seaweed salad is a healthy food, both Japanese and Korean versions. :)
Su-yin
This looks good! Will have to try it soon. I never used to like the fishiness of seaweed, but I’ve grown into it and now absolutely love it! :P
Rasa Malaysia
Yes, that’s why you need to put some sesame oil to get rid of the fishiness. ;)
ravenouscouple
simple and good..looks authentic to us! :)
Rasa Malaysia
Haha, not sure if my seaweed salad is authentic. Not an expert in making Korean food.