I couldn’t do a month of soy recipes without an edamame something. And my first instinct was a salad. I love crispy roasted edamame in my salads, and I thought it would be a good option as it’s warming up a little. Now, this is somewhat Thai inspired, but I posted a more traditional Thai salad recipe last year with a peanut dressing, so I wanted to opt for something lighter. This orange edamame salad recipe has a lighter orange balsamic dressing to keep it lighter and fresher for the (upcoming) warmer weather. Â
As well as the lighter dressing, the only cooked ingredient in this recipe is the edamame, so it’s perfect for those who don’t like a hot and heavy dinner in warmer climates. But it still has a source of protein, healthy fats and carbohydrates so the dish is balanced overall, and should be enough to sustain you without being too heavy. Â
Nutritional Information
Between all of the micronutrients in the greens and the cashews, there’s a lot of goodness to unpack in this one. As it’s so nutrient dense, we’re doing this one in list form for the vitamins and minerals, but if you’re only interested in the macros, each serving of this recipe contains 24g of protein, 13g of fibre, and 31g of total fat, although a lot of that is healthy fat from the cashews, and 496 calories.
Vitamins (RDA %)
- B1 – 47%Â
- B2 – 63%Â
- B3 – 24%Â
- B5 – 29%Â
- B6 – 60%Â
- Folate – 156%Â
- Vitamin A/ Retinol Activity Equivalent – 779%/ 130% Â
- Vitamin C – 225%Â
- Vitamin E – 41% Â
- Vitamin K – 708% Â
Minerals
- Calcium – 40%Â
- Iron – 8.3mg (not shown as a percentage due to the vast difference needed between men/ women and women of different ages) Â
- Magnesium – 88%Â
- Potassium – 67%Â
- Zinc – 54%Â
Orange Edamame Salad Recipe. Â
A quick and easy fresh salad recipe with crispy roasted edamame and a fresh orange and balsamic dressing. If you want to make this as a quick and easy, throw everything in a bowl at lunchtime option, you can pre-roast your edamame so everything is ready to go. I love roasted edamame as a snack, so you could roast a larger batch and keep some in a jar for snacking/ salads etc to make things easier.
This recipe is gluten free, dairy free and vegan. It does contain nuts and soy. Â
Edamame Orange Salad Recipe.
Ingredients
- 200 g spinach
- 50 g kale
- 2 cups edamame
- ½ tbsp sunflower oil
- Generous amount salt & pepper
- 1 large carrot grated
- 1 red pepper thinly sliced
- ½ cup cashews
- ½ orange
Dressing
- 2 tbsp balsamic
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
- Juice of ½ orange
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 200°c, in a medium bowl, toss the edamame in the oil, salt and pepper until evenly coated. Once covered, place on a baking tray and roast uncovered for 15-20 minutes until it’s starting to crisp and turn brown around the edges.
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I think the flavour is more even if you dress your greens before adding the remaining salad ingredients, so I like to mix my dressing, add half to the greens, then add the remaining ingredients and toss in the dressing again. But if you’d like as few steps as possible, you can skip the middle step and simply add your dressing at the end.
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Mix your dressing ingredients in a small dish/ jug. Add your greens to a large bowl and toss with roughly half of the dressing.
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Once the edamame is ready, add all of the remaining salad ingredients to the bowl along with the reaming dressing then toss again prior to serving.
Serve and enjoy!
Are you an edamame fan? Do you like the sound of this orange dressing for lighter spring/ summer salads? Â
Until next time,Â
SophieÂ
I was literally just looking at the weather yesterday (it was uncharacteristically really sunny here in Liverpool) and thinking to myself how much I can’t wait to start experimenting with salads in the warmer weather. This salad sounds so delicious and I’m loving that it’s Thai inspired x
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IT is looking yummmyyyyy. Would love to give it a try.
I love the look of this salad Sophie! This would be perfect to eat during the Summer x
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So I have only had edamame a couple of times, and I don’t really remember if I liked it or not LOL However, this looks super yummy and I can totally do this kind of protein as meat based makes me want to hurl.
This salad looks so so good. I am really looking forward for the weather to get a bit warmer so I can get used to eating lots of salads again. Usually when it is really warm, a salad is pretty much all I can handle! An orange dressing sounds quite interesting as well. xx
I enjoy edamame, but have never thought to add it to a salad before. What a tasty idea!
I like edamame but I really need to eat it more! this looks so tasty and colourful, the perfect summer salad! 🙂
Hope that your week is going well 🙂
I love edamame and this recipe looks like something I would love to try! Thanks for sharing it!
This looks delicious! I love asian inspired recipes and sesame oil is one of my fav ingredients! Thanks for sharing xx
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This salad looks incredible! Love eating salads in the spring/summer. That’s when I crave them most.
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I’m such a huge sucker for a colourful salad, and this one sounds as delicious as it looks. That sauce deffffinitely sounds right up my street, and I need to recreate it for sure! x