Nourishing Kale and Quinoa Salad with Edamame
This nourishing kale and quinoa salad with edamame and a juicy ginger sesame dressing is SO delicious and bonus: it comes together without a lot of chopping. It’s a nutrient-dense, meal-prep friendly salad. Serves 4 as a main dish or 8 as a side dish.
Ingredients
- 12 ounce bag kale slaw or bunch of kale, finely chopped for Lo FO folks, see notes!
- 2 cups shelled edamame
- 1 cup cilantro leaves and tender stems, chopped
- ½ cup dry quinoa or 1½ cup leftover quinoa
- ¼ cup hemp hearts
- 1 batch Sesame Dressing with Ginger and Lime minus the garlic for Lo FO folks!
Optional Topping
Instructions
- Prepare the edamame: bring water to boil in a small pot. Add edamame and cook for 4-5 minutes until cooked through. Drain.
- Prepare the quinoa: In the same pot, bring quinoa and 1 cup water to a boil. Turn down heat to medium low, place lid slightly ajar and cook until liquid absorbed, about 12-15 minutes. Let cool.
- Prepare the dressing: while the quinoa is cooking, shake up the dressing.
- Assemble the salad: place kale slaw, cilantro, hemp hearts, edamame and quinoa in a large salad bowl. Drizzle over half the dressing, toss well and then add more dressing as you wish. I usually use most of it!
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Notes
Low FODMAP? Ensure your kale slaw mix doesn't have high FODMAP ingredients like broccoli stalks. It might be easiest to just buy pre-chopped kale or chop it yourself! Then, just leave the garlic out of the sesame dressing. Edamame is low FODMAP up to ½ portion per person.