Seaweed Recipes

By Food & Wine
Updated March 19, 2018
Abby Hocking
Innovative dishes with seaweed, from crispy udon noodles with nori salt to wakame-and-cucumber salad.
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Bulgur Roasted Seaweed Hand Rolls

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Have fun with this variation on the traditional sushi rolls. These bulgur hand rolls add a great chew and wonderful whole wheat flavor.

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Korean Sushi Rolls with Walnut-Edamame Crumble

CON POULOS
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David Chang was inspired to make these playful rolls by a snack he had at Yunpilam, a temple in South Korea, where the nuns served him edamame mixed with walnuts and molasses. His rolls have an edamame-and-walnut filling; unlike other sushi rolls, they can be served warm.

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Crispy Udon Noodles with Nori Salt

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Inspired by a snack served at Japanese restaurants, Marcia Kiesel boils udon noodles until they are just al dente, then ties them into small bundles and quickly fries them in a shallow layer of vegetable oil. They are addictively crunchy.

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Nori Hand Rolls with Kale and Green Beans

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Brown rice replaces the usual white in these fun-to-eat vegetable hand rolls.

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Summer Radishes with Chèvre, Nori and Smoked Salt

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In this very simple appetizer, Jeremy Fox combines slivers of nori with bits of goat cheese—a clever, tantalizing mix of salty and creamy—then serves the dish with radishes and a sprinkle of smoked salt.

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Asian Bar Mix

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The sesame sticks, wasabi peas, almonds and peanuts make this irresistible bar mix wonderfully crunchy.

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Japanese Frites

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French fries have gone way beyond the prosaic russet potato. At Fork in Philadelphia, for instance, Ellen Yin features yuca and taro fries on her menu. Then there are the irresistible fries created by Gene Kato for the Japonais restaurants originating in Chicago. Made with sweet potatoes, the frites are seasoned with a blend of Japanese flavorings, including nori flakes and the tingly spice mix shichimi togarashi.

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Potato Chips With Nori Salt

FRANCES JANISCH
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Owner Jason Chan took his design cues from the restaurant's wine list: The walls are painted the color of Pinot Noir, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc.

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Nori-Crusted Sirloin with Shiitake and Wasabi

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Josh DeChellis is used to diners' initial skepticism when it comes to what he calls his more "out of control" ingredient combinations. Even the F&W Test Kitchen wondered if nori and wasabi could possibly go with the beef here. They do, and brilliantly. What's more, the recipe's healthy; ounce for ounce, sirloin has less saturated fat than chicken thigh with skin.

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Wakame-and-Cucumber Salad

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Kacie Loparto harvests seaweed along Maine's coast and sells it at farmers' markets and on her website, shesellsseaweed.com. She especially loves wakame mixed with miso, ginger and cucumber.

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Chicken Yakitori

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"Korean-style horumon stalls are big in Tokyo," says Andrew Zimmern. "These tiny restaurants grill dozens of skewers with animal parts like udders, cockscomb, trachea, you name it. But even with conventional meat, grilling techniques like basting with fresh ginger juice are genius. If you're not adventurous, try it on chicken thighs."

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Soba Noodles with Dashi, Poached Egg and Scallions

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Chef Douglas Keane of Cyrus restaurant in Healdsburg, California, and an F&W Best New Chef 2006 creates a quick but flavorful broth using kombu (a type of seaweed) and dashi powder (an instant Japanese stock made from shaved bonito tuna flakes). He poaches eggs in the broth and serves them for a protein-rich lunch or even breakfast.

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Seaweed Soup


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Brooklyn chef Sohui Kim says this Korean soup is both celebratory (it’s often called birthday soup) and restorative—she frequently makes it to ward off colds. The soft, supple texture of the seaweed and tender beef make it incredibly soothing and comforting, not to mention very tasty.

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