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Tako su served in a white bowl mixed with seaweed and topped with toasted sesame seeds.
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Tako Su

Discover the delightful flavors of Tako Su, also known as Tako Sunomono. This traditional Japanese octopus salad is a refreshing dish with a sweet and tangy vinegar dressing.
Course Appetizer, Salad, Side Dish
Cuisine Japanese
Keyword tako salad, tako su, tako sunomono
Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Servings 2
Calories 56kcal

Ingredients

  • 1/4 lbs Octopus precooked
  • 1 Whole Cucumbers Persian or Japanese
  • 1 tbsp Dried Seaweed
  • 2 tbsp Rice Vinegar
  • 1 tbsp Sweetener your preferred sweetener
  • 1/2 tsp Soy Sauce
  • 1/2 tsp Salt
  • 1 tsp Toasted Sesame Seed

Instructions

  • Gather all the ingredients.
    Ingredients for tako su.
  • Fill a bowl of water and add the dried seaweed. This step is to re-hydrate the dried seaweed and should take around 5 minutes.
    Seaweed in a bowl.
  • In the meantime, in a small fry pan add rice vinegar and sweetener and bring to a light boil. Once boiling, transfer into a mixing bowl and combine with soy sauce and sesame seeds. Set aside.
    Tako su dressing in a bowl.
  • With a vegetable peeler, peel the skin off the cucumbers every other stroke. Pour 1/2 tsp of salt into the palm of your hands and rub the salt onto the cucumber.
    Salted cucumbers.
  • Cut the cucumbers into 1/4 inch slices and place into mixing bowl. Note - we cut them diagonally, but you can cut them however you like.
    Sliced cucumbers.
  • Use a paper towel to pat at any excess moisture from the boiled octopus. Thinly cut octopus 1/4 inch slices and place into mixing bowl.
    Sliced tako.
  • Once seaweed is re-hydrated, squeeze excess water from the seaweed and add into the mixing bowl. Mix all ingredients to ensure even coating of vinaigrette dressing, saran wrap and keep refrigerated until ready to serve (best to served 20-40 min after).
    Tako su wrapped with plastic wrap.

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Nutrition

Calories: 56kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 27mg | Sodium: 796mg | Potassium: 198mg | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 85IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 40mg | Iron: 3mg