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Adding a tsp of kombu powder while the onions are softening elevates your basic fish cake with lingering savoriness.  We like equal amounts of potato to fish.

1 lb potates, boiled and mashed. Scrub the potates and leave peel on. 

Combine with 1 lb salt fish, soaked overnite and flaked. 

Chop a small onion finely and saute in 1 tsp olive oil, sprinkle 1/2 tsp of Kombu and cook gently. 

1/2 tsp savory

lightly beaten egg 

Combine all ingredients, shape into cakes and pan fry each side 10 minutes on low heat, until each side is browned. 

First of all, let’s get this seaweed re-hydrated.  Simply place in a bowl of water for twenty minutes.

While the seaweed is soaking, prepare the dressing. This is as easy as combining the miso, soy sauce, mirin, sesame seeds, sesame oil, rice vinegar, yuzu juice, chilli and salt in a bowl and stirring with a whisk. The mixture should not be too thick and should have a delightful aroma.

Ingredients 

20g of dried seaweed/sea vegetable salad

½ cucumber, thinly sliced 

Red pepper, radish  

Sesame seeds to sprinkle on top

Dressing of your choice, we love a sesame- tamari, fresh ginger and citrus is another good option to enhance the crispness and mild ocean flavour of the vegetable. The following is a traditional Japanese dressing: 

1 tbsp awase miso
1 tbsb tamari  
1 tbsp mirin
1 tbsp white roasted sesame seeds
1 tbsp sesame oil
1 tsp rice vinegar
1 tsp yuzu juice or a pinch of sugar if unavailable
1 red chilli, finely sliced
pinch of sea salt

Make a  stock using a 4" stick of Kombu to a litre of water, known as Kombu Dashi

Toss a stick in a pot and steep in hot water for 20 minutes.  Remove the stick when ready to use. 

Kombu Dashi is an indispensable ingredient in Japanese & Korean, provides a subtle flavor with a ocean smokiness.  It contains a large amount of glutamates, the source of its intense flavour and is rich in iodine, calcium, potassium and iron and essential vitamins

Try it in a chowder, used in the soup and sprinkled on top.

Kombu Sticks are the 'stock cubes of the ocean', a healthier alternative to salty stock cubes.