Avocado and Edamame Salad
You know what’s not a good idea? Shopping for jeans after an ‘eat weekend’.
Don’t act like you don’t know what an ‘eat weekend’ is. Don’t act like you haven’t ever eaten nothing but spaghetti and meat balls, doughnuts, onion rings, and mango margaritas for an entire weekend. Surely I’m not the only one.
Maybe I am the only dummy who would go shopping for jeans after such a gluttonous two days.
Can I tell you the worst part? The sales dude. Yea… DUDE. He insisted on seeing every pair of jeans I tried on. Um… no way, dude. No way.
Can I tell you the second worst part? I had to have the sales dude go back to the floor to get me a larger size in all the jeans I had selected. Larger. Yea… that wasn’t embarrassing at all.
So I made a salad.
Whatever. This has nothing to do with the jeans incident or ‘eat weekend’… maybe I just like salad more than I like onion rings.
I love to pair radishes with green onions. Mostly I just love the way they look together.
This edamame salad also has chopped parsley, ripe avocado, a garlic and ginger dressing, and sesame seeds.
This salad is so fresh (as in cool, duh), and so simple. I thawed and blanched a bag of shelled edamade beans. Even cooked, soybeans have a bit of crunch. Combine that crunch with spicy radishes and creamy avocado. Come on… you know this is the business.
The dressing is a touch spicy. Thank you garlic. Thank you ginger.
Look how healthy and wholesome this is.
What ‘eat weekend’!? That couldn’t have been me.
Avocado and Edamame Salad
serves 4 large or 6 small servings
1 16-ounce bag frozen shelled edamame, thawed
1 clove garlic, minced
1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger
2 teaspoons honey
scant 1/4 cup seasoned rice wine vinegar
3 tablespoons olive oil
juice of 1 lime
pinch of salt and fresh cracked pepper
1/2 cup sliced green onion
3 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
5 to 8 radishes, sliced
1 ripe avocado, sliced
sesame seeds
Bring about 4 cups of water to boil in a medium saucepan. Add edamame and boil for just a few minutes, until cooked through but still with a slight bite to them. Drain and allow to cool.
In the meantime, make the dressing.
In a small bowl, whisk together rice wine vinegar, oil, garlic, ginger, lime, and salt and pepper. Whisk together until completely incorporated. Set aside.
In a medium bowl, combine cooled edamame, green onion, parsley, radishes, and a sprinkling of sesame seeds. Toss together. Add dressing to desired amount. It’s that easy!
Salad lasts up to 4 days in the fridge, but be warned, the radishes will start the loose their red color… just so you know.
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Ok, that sales dude just sounds creeptastic. <3 the last picture.
I love salads like this! Green and full of tasty things!
Yes, I am familiar with an ‘eat weekend.’ And yes, that salad looks ridic. Also your cat! He just doesn’t quit, does he? :)
Can I be your friend? You make me smile. (That totally sounds creepy, doesn’t it?)
I love edamame–I also love pronouncing it like “edamommy” even more. This is the perfect healthy detox salad after a weekend of not-so-great eating. (For me, it was lots of pierogies and kielbasa at my Polish family reunion. Plus some wine…ok, perhaps a bottle. Or two).
P.S. Bourbon and ginger ale is my favorite drink EVER. It’s been my birthday drink since I turned 21. Go bourbon.
“edamommy” !!!
My friend’s 3 yr old daughter came up with: “eda-poppy” if her papa hands her the edamame…so cute!
we should totally be friends! duh!
I love your cat sneaking in for a peek. Haha! I have an orange kitty too. They’re the best! I’m not really a radish fan, but if I omitted that one ingredient, I would probably love this salad. Avocado is always a win!
I am all about salad after jeans shopping :) This salad looks awesome!
every weekend is “Eat Weekend” to me
i hear your words.
This is the cutest salad ever- and all matchy matchy! I don’t like beans like this, but this looks like it is fantastic, so I might give it a try!
i secretly love when salads match! guilty pleasure!
ohmygosh.ohyum.
and i know allll about ‘eat weekends’. and ‘eat weeks’. this is the perfect anecdote.
eat WEEK!? don’t even get me started…
snoopy sales dudes i hate those guys! i want to be left ALONE when buying clothes, especially pants that is personal, right?
mmm salad! looks so good! might click through to the onion rings post though…:)
i am a huge fan of “spoon salads,” the kind that doesn’t have much lettuce! thanks for this new twist… I am so excited to try it!
this is totally a spoon salad! you’re right! i didn’t even know that those were a thing that i like, but you nailed it! SPOON!
An ‘eat weekend’….. Nail on head….. Jean shopping after an eat weekend. HA! This needs to be a post by itself!
This salad stole from the hilarity of that. Mmmmm, edamame is WONDERFUL!
No need to beat yourself down after an eat weekend. You’re still gorgeous (I think sales dude thinks so too)! This looks yummy and nutritious!
i’m not too worried. and thank you thank you!!
Girl, strut your stuff. Bigger jeans = more to love.
*thumbs up*
amen!
I might as well be the cat in that last picture. Looking at this salad with INTENT.
love.
What a great way to utilize edamame, rather than simply serving it in the shell, sprinkled with salt (not that that is bad either!).
Ha! I love the use of the word Glutinous.
Loving the typo of “glutinous” for “gluttonous”…. I suppose it depends what you’ve been eating!
I feel like all of my weekends lately have been “eat weekends”….ugh.
I made this salad last night, put it over brown rice, and added a nice beverage. (beer)
SO good. Thanks for sharing!
xo
cortnie
First of all, this salad looks like about the perfect thing to eat. So many beautiful textures and tastes jumbled together…yummm. Also, I wanted to let you know how much I appreciate your podcast right now! I just moved to a very small town in Frannce, where I am meeting people, but don’t “know” anyone in the way I can with someone who shares the same language and cultural background as me, you know? So I’ve been here just a few days, with my apartment to myself till my roomie comes tomorrow, of course unable to be on the phone much with a seven-hour difference, and it’s just very comforting to hear you and Tracy chat and giggle and talk about the stuff I’m so used to. Thanks! I’d send you French butter, if I could!
I seriously think you bring out the weird in people! I stepped into a store a couple of weeks ago, and the sales guy slinks up to me with the words, ‘Hey Pretty Lady…’ I was a little creeped out. I suppose I should be pleased he didn’t call me ma’am.
I have a carton of edamame sitting in my refrigerator and I have been wondering what the heck to do with it. Now I know: This looks delicious. I’m a total sucker for anything with avocado, too. It’s on.
I had an ‘eat weekend,’ too. The Eat Real Fest was going on in Oakland. It was totally worth it.
Hmmm…so what does it mean if all of your weekends are “eat weekends”….
sigh…
At least you weren’t trying on bathing suits! I know from experience, its an awful idea. I ate salads for a week after that. This looks so tasty, I’m especially in love with the ginger dressing!
YUM!
What a great combination of ingredients! I can’t wait to try this. Anything with avocado has my vote. And I know the jeans feeling…sad but true.
I will be making this salad for work THIS WEEK. It sounds so tasty, and I love how full of protein it is! Thank you!
Yum! I’m making this salad this week… and not just because it’s almost time to go jeans shopping.
I’m feeling your pain – I currently no longer fit into my “skinny person” jeans… too many eat weekends are not good for your jeans apparently. But hey, if healthy tastes this good, I’m happy to go healthy! I looooooove edamame, and avocado… never thought of throwing them together! Delicious!
I made this for a guy friend last night and he was seriously impressed. It was incredibly yummy and I loved the complex flavors of the dressing. Thanks for the fantastic recipes and making me look impressive ;)
This looks delicious! I am always looking for reasons to buy avocados every week…
Wow! This looks amazing! I’m imagining the flavors together and they seem phenomenal.
This sounds so delicious! I love edamane and avocado, but I’ve never tried putting the two togther. Yum!
I always love clicking to your site, I’m never sure what new recipe I’ll get to try out! The cookie-dough cupcakes are on my to-do list, but I just made this salad, and it makes me feel GREAT. So refreshing, so delicious! So many flavors…. and I never would have thought of avocado and edamame. So thanks again!
Love your napkins.
Oooh, 3 things:
1. I am making this for my 4 yr old, she takes lunch to school & loves everything in that salad.
2. I have some of that fabric that you have made into a napkin!
3. I love your podcast! I think that I’m going to start listening to the old ones again while I wait for new ones.
i love this comment! thanks for listening to the podcasts!
I am DYING over this recipe! This salad looks so amazing! I will certainly be making this in the coming days! You rock!
Looks like a perfect easy healthy lunch! I might add some grapefruit for a bit of extra tartness–I just love the way it goes with edamame and avocado.
The Dinner Belle for Kimberlybelle.com
I think this might be all my favorite foods in one bowl… minus chocolate, of course. So fresh – wishing I had a bowl right now!
-Joanne
Totally just made this. Totally fantastic. Thanks for the great idea!
Just made this Edamame Salad last night…I am in LOVE.
No so sure about this salad, I made it and it wasn’t too great. Definitely doesn’t make great leftovers. :(
I was reading this so I could make it for lunch today and just noticed a minor thing. You didn’t mention putting the avocado in the salad. I mean, it’s totally obvious because its in the ingredients, but I just thought I should say something. Okay, I’m going to go make this now! Yum I can’t wait. =)
Hi Joy,
I mentioned this recipe in my website, http://www.nibella.net. A link and name of the blog was included. Hope that’s okay. Let me know if you have any questions. Thank you!
Totally went out on a limb and made this for all of the guys over for football. I knew I’d love it but wasn’t sure about the six men that call our house “home” every Sunday during football season. To my surprise they all loved it and it was gobbled up quickly (I even saw a couple of second servings go out). Thanks! Definitely a keeper!
What’s in the spoon??? On your second pic… This really looks good… Trying it soon, and serving in little ceramic spoons as appetizers!
A foodie friend discovered this recipe some time ago, and it was an instant hit with all of us who enjoy her cooking. I took the salad to a Thanksgiving meal yesterday, and everyone there wanted the recipe, too, saying they’ll make it a part of their Thanksgiving/Christmas menu.
This salad is AMAZING. I’ve made it twice and am not going to stop. Thank you for this deliciousness.
I made this to go with veggie sushi. It was awesome! Thanks Joy!