Hijiki Salad with Sesame Dressing

🧂 Ingredients

• ¼ cup hijiki salad

  soaked in 2 cups water
• 3 handfuls arugula
• ½ block firm tofu
• 3 handfuls spring mix
• 4 tablespoons sesame seed

  crushed or grounded
• 2 tablespoons sesame paste

  sub with peanut butter
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons mirin
• 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
• 1 tablespoon sesame oil
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1-2 garlic cloves

  grated

Instructions

• 1 Start by soaking the hijiki in water for 30 minutes. After 30 minutes, strain
  and rinse under running water. Dry the hijiki on a paper towel or on a strainer.
• 2 Next, dice up ½ block of firm tofu or rip in small pieces (looks like feta!).
• 3 Wash your lettuce of choice (I like arugula and spring mix). Plate the salad on
  the bottom and top with tofu, hijiki and sesame dressing (you can use homemade
  or make the sesame dressing below!).
• 4 Ground up 4 tablespoons sesame seeds in a mortar and pestle.
• 5 After grounding the sesame seeds, add them in a bowl. Then add 2 tablespoons
  sesame paste or peanut butter, 2 tablespoons soy sauce, 2 tablespoons mirin, 2
  tablespoons rice vinegar, 1 tablespoons sesame oil, 1 teaspoon sugar, grated
  garlic. Mix together.
• 6 Store in a sealed container in the refrigerator for up to one 1 week.

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