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, honey 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.
Rebecca in STL
This is so pretty! I’ve recently hit a metabolic slump, but it’s so hard to force myself to eat vegetables over, say, snickerdoodle cookies. Maybe if I make something this gorgeous then I’ll be able to stomach it.
Kelli @ The Corner Kitchen
You know what’s worse than shopping for jeans after an eat weekend……shopping for a bathing suit after an eat weekend. Totally awful.
P.S. I think your cat likes the salad too!
thescousewife
Shopping for a bathing suit ANY time is awful! ;-)
Kelsey @aslolife
That looks delicious and just the type of lunch I need to start eating!
thescousewife
The salad looks yummy, except for the radishes. Sorry. As for the jeans incident I can only offer my sympathy and hopes that you found a pair you like.
Molly
Ummm…this looks phenomenal! You buying jeans instantly made me remember I want a new pair of jeans (shopping addition? no way). The cat is adorable as always!
Nelly Rodriguez
Gorgeous salad Joy!
Jacqui
Looks and sounds delish! I love edamame.
Amanda Pronko
Now that the weather has cooled down, my husband and dad are both requesting I make some more of those OVEN ONION RINGS for football games :) I just wanted to let you know that my family craves them!!! Thanks Joy for helping me cook for the boys in my life :) Of course this salad looks AMAZING and I will be curled up in a chair in the corner eating it by myself LOL Have a wonderful day!
Brooke
I love edamame, usually I just eat it plain warmed up with a little sea salt on top. This looks devine, I’m going to have to find an excuse to make this stat!
Verelle
My feeling about Eat Weekends are that it’s the best way to get me to eat my greens throughout the rest of the week.
Donuts might not be good for the waistline… but they sure are good for the soul!
jen @ the baked life
seriously? Every pair.
That man does not know women. Especially after getting a bigger size in each pair.
This salad. I love edamame. I love avocado. I need this in my tums.
Molly
Fresh edamame, still in their pods, came in last week’s CSA box. For some reason, I never considered it growing anywhere but Japan. I wasn’t sure how I was going to use them, but this recipe has made that decision much easier. Thanks!
Linds
Oh, I made (and blogged) a salad very similar to this once, except I added fresh favas instead of edamame plus some pistachios.
Kathryn
Oh my, how I can relate! =D What a beautiful salad – color, texture, flavor – looks wonderful.
Kelsey
Kitten knows a good salad when he’s sees it! Next year there should definitely be a salad in Cat Landia.