Soba Seaweed Salad

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"More Seaweed Please!"

You might associate seaweed with the smelly, slimy stuff on the beach, but it is actually packed with nutrients and surprisingly delicious.

Here's a quick nutritional breakdown (per ounce):

• Omega-3 fats: 52 mg

• Iodine: 1,176 mcg, 24% DV

• Manganese: 0.4 mg, 20% DV

• Folate: 55 mcg, 14% DV

• Magnesium: 30 mg, 7% DV

• Calcium: 42 mg, 4% DV

• Copper: 0.1 mg, 4% DV

• Riboflavin (B2): 0.1 mg, 4% DV

• Iron: 0.6 mg, 3% DV

The star seaweed featured in this recipe is wakame, one of the highest food sources of iodine, which can help prevent hypothyroidism, a condition most commonly triggered by iodine deficiency. This is because iodine is key for thyroid hormone production and function.  

Soba Seaweed Salad

Prep time: 10 minutes

Cook time: 10 minutes

Total time: 20 minutes

Yield: 2 servings

INGREDIENTS

• 2 oz. soba noodles

• ¼ cup dry Wakame seaweed

• 2 tomatoes

• 1 avocado

• 2 Tbsp. sesame oil

• Sprinkle of sesame seeds

• Salt to taste

DIRECTIONS

1. Soak the seaweed in a bowl with warm water for about 10 minutes.

2. Boil the soba noodles for 6 minutes.

3. Chop the tomatoes and avocado, then add everything to a bowl and mix.

4. Drizzle with with sesame oil and sprinkle with the sesame seeds