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Sea Lettuce Seasoning

Sea Lettuce Seasoning is a traditional Irish recipe for a classic seasoning made from washed and dried fresh sea lettuce that's crumbled and stored to be used in soups, stews and rice dishes. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Irish version of: Sea Lettuce Seasoning.

prep time

10 minutes

cook time

10 minutes

Total Time:

20 minutes

Additional Time:

(+7 days drying)

Makes:

4 jars

Rating: 4.5 star rating

Tags : Spice RecipesIrish Recipes


Method:

Collect the sea lettuce and bring home in a bucket of sea water (this way they keep their colour and nutrients). Drain thoroughly then rinse thoroughly several times in plenty of fresh water. Spread the fronds out on a lightly-greased baking tray (ensure they are not overlapping) and dry in full mid-summer sunlight for about 8 hours (or in a warm room for about 1 week). Alternately, dry for about 4 hours in an oven pre-heated to 50°C (but this will make your house stink of seaweed).

Once dry (the fronds will have shrunk and blackened) crumble finely and use as a seasoning for rice, soups and stews.