Serves 3-4 people
2 cucumbers
200g dried wakame seaweed (available at Asian food shops and larger supermarkets)
200g carrot
1 red chilli, thinly sliced
Salt and pepper
4tbsp vinegar
2l ice water
1 tsp Asian sesame oil
10g sugar
Sesame seeds
1. Put dried seaweed in warm water and soak for 10 minutes, then strain the seaweed and put into another bowl of ice cold water for a few minutes. Drain and set aside
2. Cut the cucumber in half and then into thin slices. Do the same with the carrot.
3. To the chilled water, add the sugar, vinegar, sesame oil, salt and pepper and mix well.
4. Add the carrot, cucumber and seaweed.
5. Serve in bowls, garnished with sesame seeds and red chili.
-- Chef Olek Kwon, Korean Chef, Holiday Inn Abu Dhabi
