Thanks to Cicely Violet for sharing this beautiful salad recipe with us. Make sure you read the original post and explore the other fantastic recipes on her site.

Cicely says,

"This is a delicious salad that makes use of the delicate salty sea-flavour that is seaweed. My favourite brand to use is Mara, who make a truly scrummy mix called Shony. I sometimes sprinkle it over my fried eggs in the morning but here use it to a much more elegant and dinner party-worthy end! This salad makes use of texture - soft avocado, crunchy radish and chewy seaweed - as well as temperature: the coolness of the avocado and seaweed is peppered with warm sesame seeds."

Cicely's Avocado, Shony and Sesame Salad with a Wasabi Dressing

Feeds: 4

Time: 20 mins

4 extra large avocados, buy them ripe but not squishy

1 handful of dried arame, a type of seaweed

20 pink radishes, mandolined

4 spring onions, finely sliced on the diagonal

2 tbsp of white sesame seeds

1 tbsp of black sesame seeds

1 large pinch of Shony seaweed flakes

Wasabi Dressing

4 tsp of wasabi paste (look for real wasabi paste, not green horseradish!)

4 tbsp rice wine vinegar

4 tbsp olive oil

2 tbsp toasted sesame oil

1 tbsp Mirin

1 tsp lime juice

Mara Shony and freshly ground black pepper

1. Preheat the oven to 160C.

2. Hydrate the arame according to packet instructions. Be careful as it will double in volume. Once ready, drain and place in a mixing bowl.

3. Place all your dressing ingredients in a bowl and whisk until emulsified, then season to taste with the Shony flakes instead of sea salt.

4. Roast your sesame seeds for 6 mins or until hot and smelling fragrant. Leave to cool slightly.

5. Cut the avocados in half, take out the stones and carefully peel. Then slice the avocados quite thinly.

6. Use half your dressing and sesame seeds to dress the arame, then scatter on a serving platter. Fan out your avocado halves on top of the arame, drizzle over the dressing, scatter your radishes and spring onions on top then sprinkle the remaining sesame seeds.

7. Finish with a generous pinch of Shony and voila, a delicious salad that looks gorgeous!