Living Rawesome

Day #335 Ocean Vegetables and Squash Noodles with Oyster-Mushrooms Escabeche, Faded Green Caviar and Miso Tahini Sauce pg. 74 entertaining in the raw

June 24, 2010

What an elaborate meal and I have to say somewhat incomplete. The ingredients were very difficult to get. It is nearing the end of my project and I can’t just run up to the store anymore and find all the ingredients I need. I don’t know where I could’ve found the pink seaweed or the light green seaweed.

I had to make due with the wakame, hijiki, kelp and arame. I was able to find these in the local health food store, but the others I couldn’t. That is one issue that I continue to have, finding all the ingredients. I did my best and I was able to find all of the other ingredients.

My favorite part of this entire meal was the final product of the squash noodles that were dehydrated. I didn’t have to dehydrate them any further. They were completely crisp after 24 hours. They are such a beautiful and exotic touch to this meal. I will use the noodles in other dishes a creative flair. What a delicate and economical way to dress up a meal:).

Vegetable Ingredients
pink seaweed (tosaka) *I omitted
hijiki
wakame
kelp
arame
black and white sesame seeds
ginger
beet
carrot
zucchini
jicama

Escabeche Ingredients
olive oil
apple cider vinegar
ground vinegar
oregano
salt
black pepper
oyster mushrooms

I won’t remark to much about the taste of this meal. I just can’t eat this seaweed meal. I think the presentation offers me much more than the flavor…”Sorry Matthew”. If you do like seaweed you will probably like this meal. I do enjoy Nori, Dulse and Kelp if it is blended in something or sprinkled on salad. Of course Nori is my favorite although I don’t think it is nutritionally compatible with the other seaweeds. Jason makes raw sushi (parsnips not fish) and I make nori rolls with veggies, avocados, sprouts, and pates.

Not all of the recipes agree with me, but I have to say about 98-99% of the last years recipes have been amazing and I have made many of them again and again!  As I have said over and over again, I am so fortunate to have been able to do this project.  I have been blessed with finances, support, ability  and commitment.  It has made me a better person:)

Do not overrate what you have received, nor envy others. He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind.
Buddha