The first part of this recipe is the basic cooking instructions for any dish using hiziki, which is a dark, delicious sea vegetable from Japan.
In the second part, the cooked hiziki is combined with cooked carrots and slivered almonds.
Hiziki has a strong smell and taste. The key to taming that, is soaking and discarding the soaking water, followed by sauteeing the hiziki in a little bit of oil before simmering. Coating with oil pretty much gets rid of the strong smell and taste.
Hiziki is an excellent source of calcium, iron and other minerals, and B-vitamins. It is worth taking the time to learn to cook it.
Soak 1/4 cup dried hiziki in water to cover, for at least an hour. It will swell up a lot, to 3 or 4 times its dry size. Discard soaking water before cooking.
In a medium hot skillet, saute the hiziki in 2-3 tsp of sesame oil for a few minutes, coating it thoroughly.
Add the following ingredients:
In a separate skillet, saute the onions and carrots in sesame oil until tender. Toss with cooked hiziki and slivered almonds.