In just over two weeks time, you’ll find me elsewhere, away from causing havoc in Leeds, and instead, being the ultimate tourist 1,500 miles away. It’ll be sun, sea, and the Mediterranean cuisine. I cannot wait.
It may be an absolute given, but one of my favourite things about going abroad is enjoying local food.
The Spanish cuisine is exciting. And I love the regional differences, from fresh seafood, to colourful tomato salads, chorizo stews, lamb with wrinkly potatoes, paella, and tapas all day every day.
Inspired by our next trip away, I decided to bring two of my favourite elements together as a next recipe: the seafood and the tomato.
This little concoction is my take on Mediterranean a la algas. It’s the taste of the ocean, through seaweed tagliatelle swirls, with juicy red refreshing slices of tomatoes as the essential taste of a Spanish salad.
Their products stem from organic Irish seaweed, are 100% seaweed, are low in carbs, high in fiber, vegan friendly, and sustainable. Wahey!Both added a really interesting depth and texture to the dish, with each also having different ways you can cook and eat the seaweed. To test the waters first, I chose a 50/50 mix with standard dried ribbons, and loved that combination. The seaweed pasta had more bite to it.
In particular if you like the intense flavour of the sea, their I Sea Bacon is ready to be eaten from the snack as the ultimate healthy snack. It can be boiled into a sauce, fried until crispy, or even just used as a garnish.
If you’re a seaweed or seafood lover, the less it cooks, the more intensified the flavour, the more it cooks, the more taste-appropriate it may be for those a little unsure.
Either way, I had a hoot deciding what to cook with them, and will look forward to the next set of recipes mad for seaweed.
What’s your thought on seaweed inspired products? And have you cooked it with it before? I’d love to know.
Charlotte xox
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