wakame & vegetables salad

ingredients:

• 2 teaspoons dried wakame
• 1 tomato
• 4 ounces lettuce
• 1 cucumber
• 2 cups water
• croutons (optional)

dressing:

• 2 tablespoons ponzu soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon olive oil

step 1:

Pour 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:

Tear off the lettuce into bite-size pieces and slice the cucumber diagonally. Mix the wakame, lettuce and cucumber in a bowl.

step 4:

Slice the tomato and cut in half. Place over the wakame mixture.

step 5:

To make the dressing, mix the ponzu soy sauce and olive oil in a small bowl and pour over the salad. If you desire, sprinkle with croutons.