8 wakame recipes

Orange wakame salad with cucumber, radishes, scallions, and toasted sesame seeds. A Japanese-inspired seaweed salad that pairs ocean-sweet wakame with bright citrus and crisp vegetables in 15 minutes.

In Japan, miso soup is a traditional breakfast food–sipped hot, directly from the bowl. It is incredibly simple to prepare and can be put together in roughly the same amount of time it takes to brew a cup of tea. You can transfer the soup to a wide-neck thermos and take it to work for a nourishing mid-morning break as well. Miso has numerous health benefits, but is especially renowned for its probiotics properties, which help balance intestinal flora. It also contains good amounts of vitamin B12.

Authentic miso soup made from scratch with homemade dashi, kombu, bonito flakes, wakame, tofu, and barley miso. A nourishing Japanese staple ready in 40 minutes with real umami depth.

Single-serving miso soup with tofu, scallions and optional wakame. Ready in 10 minutes with just a kettle and a bowl. Low-fat, vegetarian, and deeply savory.

Basic miso soup with wakame, onion, carrot, and a swirl of miso paste stirred in off-heat for an authentic Japanese starter ready in 20 minutes.

Vegan Manhattan chowder with crushed tomatoes, potatoes, and wakame seaweed for a briny seafood flavor without the clams. Hearty, plant-based, and full of umami.

A nice and healthy breakfast. Very good with a double mug of cocoa.

Traditional Japanese red miso soup with dashi broth and miso paste rubbed through a sieve: simple, warming, ready for your choice of garnishes like tofu, wakame, or scallions.