Arame Avocado Salad
This delicious, plant-based recipe includes sea vegetables, local produce and healthy, filling grains. Naturally full of iodine, vitamin C, manganese and vitamin B2, seaweed is a clean eater’s best friend!
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Recipe adapted from Candice Kumai’s Clean Green Eats.
Ingredients
- 5 tbsp dried arame
- 2 cups cooked quinoa
- 1 cup cooked or BPA-free-canned adzuki beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 cup arugula or chopped kale
- 1 avocado, peeled, pitted and cubed
- DRESSING
- 2 tbsp Bragg Liquid Aminos or reduced-sodium tamari
- 1/4 cup raw apple cider vinegar
- 1 tbsp toasted sesame oil
Preparation
- In a medium bowl, soak arame in ¾ cup water for about 15 to 20 minutes. Drain all excess liquid.
- Prepare dressing: In a large bowl, whisk together liquid aminos, vinegar and oil.
- To bowl with the dressing, add reconstituted arame, quinoa, beans and arugula; toss to coat. Top with avocado.
Nutrition Information
- Serving Size 1/3 of recipe
- Calories 415
- Carbohydrate Content 53 g
- Cholesterol Content 0 mg
- Fat Content 17 g
- Fiber Content 15 g
- Protein Content 14 g
- Saturated Fat Content 2 g
- Sodium Content 522 mg
- Sugar Content 2 g
- Monounsaturated Fat Content 0 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat Content 0 g