DLTA / Dulse, Lettuce, Tomato, Avocado

I can’t believe we’re doing our first recipe post! To kick us off on this blog, I wanted to start with a classic summer sando, because most of California is approaching peak tomato season + heat wave season. This banger of a sandwich swaps out bacon in favor of Pacific Dulse, a bacon-esque red seaweed that we grow year-round in our land-based farm.

Since the beginning of 2023, we’ve been cultivating seaweeds in Humboldt, thanks to the generosity of Hog Island Oyster Co., who agreed to sublease a bit of their waterfront farm to us. I could go on and on about how wonderful it is to work alongside this bunch of kind-hearted, silly, passionate humans. Their mission to cultivate healthy, thriving ecosystems through a regenerative food source is something we try to emulate and expand on as seaweed farmers, and we’re lucky to know and learn from these folks.

This year, the Hog Island culinary team released an epic cookbook, aptly titled “Fish & Seafood”, and the recipe we’re posting below is adapted from that. We hope you’ll enjoy this crispy, juicy, perfect summer treat. Let us know how it goes on instagram by tagging #SunkenSeaweedFeed.

Dulse, Lettuce, Tomato, Avocado Sandwich // The DLTA

  • 1-2 teaspoon neutral high-heat oil, like Avocado oil

  • 30 grams (1 ounce) or 1/2 C fresh Dulse, rinsed & patted dry

  • 1 to 2 Tablespoons corn starch

  • 1 or 2 lettuce leaves

  • 1 ripe, medium to large tomato, sliced

  • 1/2 avocado, sliced

  • 2 slices soft white or wheat bread

  • Mayo

  1. Heat oven to 400 degrees. If your oven has an ‘air fryer’ feature, now’s it’s time to shine!

  2. While oven is heating, toss the patted dry dulse (a bit of moisture is completely okay) in a bowl with the oil, mixing until thoroughly coated.

  3. Lay dulse on a parchment lined baking sheet and dust with corn starch powder. Flip the dulse (the best you can) and dust again.

  4. Bake dulse for about 13 minutes, remove from oven, then gently turn with tongs. The seaweed will turn from deep red to a green color, and at this point may still have some moisture. Place back in the oven for an additional 10 minutes, or until crispy all around.

  5. Assemble the rest of your sandwich, placing dulse in last.

  6. Eat immediately!

Yields: 1 Sandwich