Open Faced Arame Sandwich

Print Recipe

Crispy whole grain bread is topped with cream cheese, sesame seeds and Arame. The Arame is slightly sweetened with carrots and sake.

Ease: super quick Type: entree Prep Time: 15 minutes Total Time: 20 minutes Yield: 4 servings

Cook's notes

Arame is a very mild sea vegetable. It is not fishy, rubbery or slimy. It is a very pleasing vegetable with loads of nutrients and other health benefits. Clearspring has nutritional information.

If more mild Arame is desired, rinse and soak for about 15 minutes. Drain out soaking water. You will, however, lose nutrients this way.

Sake is a dry rice wine available at most grocery stores. It is excellent for sautéing most vegetables.

Neufchatel cream cheese tastes exactly like regular cream cheese but with 30% less fat. Unlike the conventional "Lite" cream cheeses, it has no chemicals and tastes really good. I recommend Organic Valley (circle U kosher) Neufchatel.

Un-hulled, brown sesame seeds have more iron and calcium than hulled (decorticated) sesame seeds. Nutrition Data

Ingredients

1 onion, diced
1/2 lb. baby carrots
1 T canola or safflower oil
1/4 c sake
1 oz arame
1 c water
2 T brown sesame seeds
Tamari or soy sauce to taste

8 slices hearty, whole grain bread well toasted. (It is best not to use a sweet bread or rye for this.)
6 -8 oz. Neufchatel

Steps

• Simmer onion, carrots, oil, and sake in large, covered sauté pan for about 10 minutes. In the meantime, rinse arame.
• Stir in Arame, and 1 c water and simmer for another 15 minutes. All of the water should be evaporated by this time. Turn off the flame and stir in sesame seeds and Tamari or soy sauce.
• Spread cream cheese on toast and top with Arame mixture. Serve immediately as open face sandwich.

Read article