While seaweed, or sea vegetables, is
becoming more familiar to us in the west, many people still want to know how to
incorporate it into their meals. This recipe is a great way to enjoy more of
these nutrient-rich foods.
Prep and Cook Time: 35 minutes
Ingredients:
- 2 medium pieces wakame, (2 TBS soaked and chopped)*
- 2 TBS chopped dulse seaweed
- 2-1/4 cups warm water
- 1/2 medium onion, minced
- 2 large cloves garlic, chopped
- 1 cup long grain brown rice
- salt and white pepper to taste
- *For more on Sea vegetables.
Directions:
1.
Chop
garlic and mince onion and let them sit for 5-10 minutes to enhance their
health-promoting benefits.
2.
Rinse
wakame, and soak in the warm water. After 5 minutes, squeeze out the water from
the wakame and chop it. Save water.
3.
While
wakame is soaking, chop the dulse.
4.
Heat 1 TBS
of seaweed soaking water in a medium saucepan. Healthy Sauté chopped onion over
medium heat for 2 minutes, stirring frequently. Stir in garlic, rice, chopped
wakame, dulse, and the water in which the wakame was soaked.
5.
Bring
water to a boil on high heat. As soon as it begins to boil, reduce heat to low
and cover. Cook for about 35 minutes. Season with salt and white pepper to
taste.
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