Simple but Soooo Good - Edamame salad

Edamame salad

Well, summer is here so I thought I would prepare one of my favorite summer dishes - edamame salad.

When you picture edamame, you probably see a bowl of boiled beans still in their shells sprinkled with some salt - the quintissential Japanese beer snack. But edamame are too good to just eat as an occasional snack. They're full of goodness - protein, iron, fibre and lots more, so I tend eat them on a regular basis in various dishes.

When it comes to salads, I like mine to be quite punchy with lots of crunch and flavour and this one is no exception. Along with a portion of edamame, you get some onion (soaked in water to draw out the tartness), pepper and green beans.

For a flavoursome dressing, I just mix up some soy sauce, sesame paste, a little vinegar and veg oil - this makes for quite a rich concoction so you can tone it down a little if it's too much for you. This salad can be served as a side but it's nutricious enough that you could just boost the amount and eat it as a lunch or supper. You can have it ready in 20 minutes, so it's time friendly to boot.

If you want to try this out, you can find the youtube tutorial by clicking Edamame salad and the written recipe is as below.

Happy cooking! Kurumi XXXX.

I really do like my edamame in a salad! If you do too, why not try out my Edamame and Rocket salad?

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Ingredients: 2 servings

110g green beans

1/2 small orange bell pepper (50g)

1/4 red onion (50g)

150g fresh or frozen edamame

1/2 tsp salt

for the dressing:

1.5 tbsp soy sauce

1.5 tbsp rice vinegar

1 tbsp veg oil

1 tbsp tahini (sesame paste)

2 tsp toasted sesame seeds

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how to:

rinse all the vegetables

trim the ends of the green beans, then halve

slice the pepper thinly and then cut the slices in half

thinly slice the onion and soak in water for 10 mins. change the water once or twice, then drain

bring a pan of water to the boil, add the salt, cook the green beans & the soy beans for 3 mins, then drain

to make the dressing, combine the soy sauce, vinegar, oil & tahini in a bowl and mix well

back to your salad:

drain the onion using your hand to squeeze out any excess water

put the edamame, green beans, pepper & onion in a bowl and mix gently 

drizzle with the dressing, sprinkle over the sesame seeds and serve

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Edamame Salad