Octopus, cucumber & seaweed salad (with Sanbaizu dressing)

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Sanbaizu 三杯酢 literally means “3 cup vinegar”. In general, it’s known as a type of sweet sour dressing in Japan.

Octopus, cucumber & seaweed salad (with Sanbaizu dressing)

Sanbaizu 三杯酢 literally means “3 cup vinegar”. In general, it’s known as a type of sweet sour dressing in Japan.

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Ingredients

4 people
  1. 0.3-0.5 lboctopus (boiled)
  2. 2Japanese cucumbers
  3. 1 tbspdried seaweed mix
  4. 3 tbsprice vinegar
  5. 1 tbspsoy sauce
  6. 1 tbspsugar
  7. 1 pinchsalt
  8. 1 tspsesame seed

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1

    Cut octopus into a bite size.

  2. 2

    Peel cucumbers (leave half skin) and cut into chunks. Spread a pinch of salt (extra amount) and leave for 5-10 mins to remove extra water.

  3. 3

    Leave dried seaweed mix in warm water for 5 mins (or as directed on package). Once done, squeeze seaweed to remove any extra water.

  4. 4

    Add vinegar, soy sauce, sugar and salt into a bowl and mix well. Add cucumber, octopus and seaweed and mix gently. Sprinkle sesame seed.

  5. 5

    FYI : Dried seaweed mix looks like this.

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