Super Foods from the Sea, Gingered Wakame Recipe

Seaweed counteracts obesity and is useful in weight-loss programs. It strengthens bones, teeth, nerve transmission and digestion. Seaweed softens hardened masses like kidney stones or tumors, so it is used to treat lumps, swollen lymph glands, fibroid tumors and edema. Furthermore, it is a beauty aid, helping maintain glowing, healthy skin, lustrous, strong hair and is credited with antiaging properties. 

It supplies all the minerals needed for human health in proportions very similar to those found in human blood. Calcium (more calcium than milk), iodine, phosphorus, sodium and iron. Seaweed contains vitamin A, Bs, beta carotene and chlorophyll. It is a high protein food (great for vegans and vegetarians, or those wanting to eat less meat but concerned about getting enough protein in the diet).

Seaweed tests zero for pesticides, hydrocarbons, herbicides and toxins such as E.coli, yeast, mold and salmonella. Is this nature’s perfect food?

Types: Dulse, wakame, agar, kombu, sea lettuce, nori, hijiki, irish moss, sea whip.

You can eat in dry, soaked, in sushi rolls. You can take supplemental kelp tablets or dulse flakes that you can use as a salt substitute. Get creative and eat your sea-weeds!

Kombu: Pop a 1” strip into soups, beans or grains before cooking. You can get the extra nutrition without the fishy taste.

Wakame recipe: Use same as kombu. Or Soak in water 10-15 minutes and eat raw in salad.

Gingered Wakame:

1. Soak 1 c. Wakame (flakes or strips) in water for 10 minutes. Cut into ¼” strips.

2.  Heat 1 T. olive or sesame oil over medium heat in wok or frying pan.

3. Add to oil: 2 T. soy sauce, 3 medium garlic cloves, chopped, 1 tsp. grated fresh ginger.

4. Add wakame and simmer 20-30 minutes, adding soaking water as needed.

5. Toss with 1 Tbsp. raw honey or rice syrup before serving.

Recipe from www.loveseaweed.com