Vegan Gluten-Free Warabi Salad

Ingredients

• 2 bunches Bracken fern
• 1 medium Tomato
• 1/2 Onion
• 1 tsp Salt
• 50 ml Sesame oil
• 1 packet Kombu tea
• 1 (or shio kombu)

Instructions

1. Rinse the bracken fern, discard the base, and cut into 5 cm lengths.
2. Put 1 teaspoon salt (not listed) into a pot of boiling water, add the bracken fern, starting by immersing the thick stems first, then add the rest of the stems after 30 seconds.
3. After about 3 minutes, drain, chill under cold water, then drain excess water.
4. Mince the tomato and onion, toss with the blanched bracken fern, then season with salt, kombu tea, and sesame oil to taste.