vinegared wakame & shimeji mushrooms

ingredients:

• 1 1/2 teaspoons dried wakame
• 3 1/2 ounces shimeji
• mushrooms
• 2 cups water
• 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• a little salt
• a little soy sauce

step 1:

Pour 1 cup of the water into a bowl and soak the wakame for 5 to 20 minutes until desired softness. Drain. If using whole type wakame, cut into 1/4 in. pieces.

step 2:

Squeeze the water from the wakame with your hands.

step 3:

Cut off the roots of the shimeji mushrooms. Put them in a pan with the remaining 1 cup of water and boil for about 2 minutes. After boiling, drain them. Run under cool water and squeeze the water out with your hands.

step 4:

Mix the vinegar, sugar, salt and soy sauce in a bowl.

step 5:

Add the wakame and shimeji mushrooms. Mix.