Dressed-Up Green Salad

Shake up your green salad with crunchy jicama, pistachios, and wasabi peas! Edamame is an excellent plant-based protein that makes this salad hearty enough to be a main. Drizzle with homemade vinaigrette and enjoy.

Prep Time

Servings

4

Dressing

2 Tbsp white wine vinegar (30 mL)

2 tsp Dijon mustard (10 mL)

½ tsp salt (2 mL)

½ tsp pepper (2 mL)

1 Tbsp honey (15 mL)

½ cup canola oil (125 mL)

Salad

1 head Romaine lettuce (1)

1 cup edamame (250 mL)

½ small cucumber, dice (1/2)

1 cup thinly sliced celery (250 mL)

4 green onions, sliced (4)

½ small jicama, cut into match sticks (1/2)

½ cup dried wasabi peas (125 mL)

½ cup pistachios (125 mL)

pea shoots for garnish

  1. Combine all dressing ingredients in a jar with a tight fitting lid. Mix well and set aside.
  2. Chop Romaine lettuce into ribbons. Transfer to a large salad bowl. Add Edamame, cucumber, celery, green onions and jicama. Pour desired amount of dressing over salad and toss. Garnish with Wasabi peas, pistachios and pea shoots.

* Refrigerate any remaining salad dressing to use for another salad.

 

Ingredients

Dressing

2 Tbsp white wine vinegar (30 mL)

2 tsp Dijon mustard (10 mL)

½ tsp salt (2 mL)

½ tsp pepper (2 mL)

1 Tbsp honey (15 mL)

½ cup canola oil (125 mL)

Salad

1 head Romaine lettuce (1)

1 cup edamame (250 mL)

½ small cucumber, dice (1/2)

1 cup thinly sliced celery (250 mL)

4 green onions, sliced (4)

½ small jicama, cut into match sticks (1/2)

½ cup dried wasabi peas (125 mL)

½ cup pistachios (125 mL)

pea shoots for garnish

Directions

  1. Combine all dressing ingredients in a jar with a tight fitting lid. Mix well and set aside.
  2. Chop Romaine lettuce into ribbons. Transfer to a large salad bowl. Add Edamame, cucumber, celery, green onions and jicama. Pour desired amount of dressing over salad and toss. Garnish with Wasabi peas, pistachios and pea shoots.

* Refrigerate any remaining salad dressing to use for another salad.

 

Nutritional Analysis

Calories

266

Total Fat

20.1 g

Saturated Fat

1.9 g

Cholesterol

0 mg

Sodium

213 mg

Carbohydrates

15.9 g

Fiber

3.5 g

Sugar

5.2 g

Protein

6.6 g

Potassium

335 mg

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