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A bowl of Japanese harusame salad with glass noodles, wakame seaweed, and shredded crab sticks in a vinegar and sesame dressing

Harusame Salad (Glass Noodle Sunomono with Crab and Wakame)

A quick Japanese vinegared side dish: glass noodles, wakame, and crab sticks tossed with vinegar, soy sauce, sugar, and sesame seeds.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Servings: 2 servings
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 30 g glass noodles (harusame) about 1 oz, dry
  • 1 1/2 tbsp dried wakame seaweed about 4g
  • 2 long crab sticks (kanikama) or 4-5 short ones
  • 1 tbsp vinegar rice or grain vinegar
  • 1 tsp soy sauce
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 2 tsp toasted white sesame seeds

Method
 

  1. Soak the dried wakame in water until soft.
  2. Boil the glass noodles for the time on the package. Drain, rinse under cold water, drain well, and cut into easy-to-eat lengths.
  3. Rinse the wakame, squeeze out the water, and cut into bite-sized pieces. Tear the crab sticks into thin shreds.
  4. Combine the noodles, wakame, and crab sticks in a bowl. Add the vinegar, soy sauce, sugar, and sesame seeds and mix well.