Hijiki Rice Salad

Title:
Hijiki Rice Salad

Yield:
4 Servings

Categories:
Meatless,
Rice,
Salads




Ingredients:





     1 oz Dried hijiki; * see note


   3/4 ts Salt


     2 c  Cooked long-grain brown rice


     2 tb Sesame seeds; toasted


     4    Whole scallion; minced


 1 1/2 c  Snow peas; julienned


     1    Carrot; minced


     1 ts Grated ginger root


   1/4 c  Rice vinegar


     2 ts Sugar


     2 ts Canola oil


          Fresh ground black pepper;


          -to taste






 1. Soak hijiki in cool water for 1 hour, then drain it.


 


 2. Cook rice in a rice cooker.


 


 3. While rice cooks, cook hijiki. Cover hijiki generously with water in a


 saucepan. Simmer over medlow heat for about 15 to 20 min, or until hijiki


 is tender. Drain hijiki and rinse in cold water.


 


 4. Toast sesame seeds. 300 degrees for 3 minutes.


 


 5. Combine the scallions, snow peas, and carrot in large bowl. In smaller


 bowl, combine ginger, vinegar, sugar, and oil.


 


 6. Add warm cooked rice to veggies. Add cool hijiki and vinaigrette, too.


 Toss well, add sesame seeds, salt, and pepper, and toss again.


 


 Per serving: 204 Calories; 6g Fat (23% calories from fat); 7g Protein; 37g


 Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 649mg Sodium


 


 Serving Ideas : Serve warm, or chill for 1 hour first.


 


 NOTES : Hijiki is dried kelp.  Can be found at health food and Japanese


 stores. Will keep in fridge, covered, for 3 days.


 Recipe by: Didi Emmons, Vegetarian Planet


 


 Posted to MC-Recipe Digest by Leslie Arai 


 on Mar 19, 1998