Soba Seaweed Salad

INGREDIENTS

5g wakame (seaweed)
50g soba noodles
1 lebanese cucumber (130g), seeded, cut into matchsticks
1 small carrot (70g), cut into matchsticks
1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds
1 green onion, sliced thinly
1cm piece fresh ginger (5g), grated
1 teaspoon sesame oil
2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
1 teaspoon tamari

METHOD

Place wakame in small bowl, cover with cold water; stand 10 minutes or until wakame softens, drain. Discard any hard stems; chop coarsely.

Meanwhile, cook soba in small saucepan of boiling water, uncovered, until just tender; drain. Rinse under cold water; drain. Chop soba coarsely.

Place wakame and soba in medium bowl with remaining ingredients; toss gently to combine.

Nutritional count per serving: 12.2g total fat (1.6g saturated fat); 1367kJ (327 cal); 41.5g carbohydrate; 11.1g protein; 9.1g fibre

Tip: Wakame, a bright green seaweed usually sold in dried form, is used in soups, salads and seasonings. Dried wakame must be softened by soaking for about 10 minutes, and any hard stems are then discarded. 
It is available from most Asian food stores. Soba is a Japanese noodle, similar in appearance to spaghetti, made from buckwheat.