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Octopus Salad

Octopus Salad
  • Category

    Side Dish

  • Cusine

    Japanese

Ingredients

¼ lb octopus sashimi

â…“ English cucumber

½ Tbsp dried wakame seaweed

½ Tbsp white sesame seeds

3 Tbsp rice vinegar

1½ Tbsp sugar

1 tsp soy sauce

â…› tsp salt

1 tsp white sesame seeds

Directions

Gather all the ingredients. Slice the octopus very thinly. Alternately peel a ½-inch-side strip lengthwise, leaving a strip of the skin intact. With this method, the cucumber slices have some decorative dark green accents and a little bit of extra crunchiness. Cut the cucumber into small pieces In a small bowl, soak the dried seaweed in warm water. Let it soak for 15 minutes. Drain and squeeze liquid out. Set aside. In a medium bowl, combine all the ingredients for Vinaigrette. Add the cucumber, octopus, seaweed, and sesame seeds and toss all together. Chill in the refrigerator for 15-30 minutes and ready to serve.