UMI-BUDO (Sea Grapes) SEAWEEDS SALAD

Caulerpa lentillifera (sea grapes) or commonly known as Lato in the Philippines or Umi-budo in Japan is a seaweed that is edible and highly nutritious. This plant grows in the intertidal at 3 to 5 meters from the surface of the sea. This highly nutritional value seaweed usually grows wild but now this is a promising mariculture farming business. Though considered an exotic food to many, this a good substitute for other sources of food that contains the needed magnesium, calcium and iodine. In fact, this recommended for people having goiter.

Below, I will be sharing to you the simple preparation of  the  Umi-budo (Seagrapes) Salad.

INGREDIENTS:

·         1/4 kilo of Seagrapes or Lato

·         1 medium size Onion , thinly slice in  cubes

·         1 medium size tomato, thinly slice in cubes

·         1 small, young fresh ginger, thinly slice in cubes

·         kalamansi or lemon juice, freshly   squeeze

·         salt to taste

PROCEDURES:

·         wash thoroughly the  seagrapes and  drain well, cut them into bite size

·         mix all the remaining ingredients well until the salt is melted

·         put  in a dry, clean  serving plate the  cleaned, drained  seagrapes

·         then add all the mixed ingredients, slowly   it with the seaweeds

·     the  serve it   immediately  in  preparing this salad with other   recipes for the meal, it is  advisable to prepare this one last.

·         enjoy your  lato, umi-budo or seaweed salad.