Edamame Quinoa Salad

This Edamame Quinoa Salad tossed in a sesame ginger dressing is a delicious, fresh, nourishing salad. High in protein and fiber, it’s an ideal summer meal prep lunch!

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Reasons You’ll Love This Recipe:

• It’s delicious, with all the flavorful vegetables tossed in a sesame ginger dressing.
• Convenient hacks make this even easier to prep — like using a ready-made dressing, pre-cooked chicken, and packaged, fresh broccoli slaw.
• Fantastic for meal prep because the hardy ingredients in this salad hold up beautifully for a few days.
• SUPERB nutrition stats/ macros, if I do say so myself. One salad serving is filling, satisfying, voluminous, and packs around 400 calories, 47 grams of protein, and 10 grams of fiber.

Ingredient Notes & Substitutions:

For a full ingredient list with quantities, please check out the recipe card at the bottom of this post.

• Quinoa – pre-cooked quinoa adds a delicious chew and texture and provides the base for this high-fiber, whole grain salad.
• Edamame – shelled edamame is a delicious protein source that happens to pack a bunch of fiber, too.
• Chicken – I use my oven baked thin sliced chicken breast in this recipe, but you can use rotisserie chicken or any pre-cooked chicken.
• Vegetables – to add all the volume, I use red bell pepper, cucumbers, sugar snap peas, and a package of broccoli slaw (typically contains shredded broccoli stalks, red cabbage, and carrots).
• Cilantro – chopped cilantro adds a burst of fresh flavor that helps elevate the flavor of the salad (especially since we’re going simple with a store-bought salad dressing).
• Sesame Ginger Dressing – I use a lower calorie/ no added sugar sesame ginger dressing, but you can use whichever brand is your favorite or make your own!

How to Make Edamame Quinoa Salad:

For complete instructions, please check out the recipe card at the bottom of this post.

Tips and Variations

• Swap another whole grain, like brown rice. Or go half and half brown rice and quinoa to give some more texture variety.
• Make it vegetarian by omitting the chicken and adding more edamame and/ or tofu. Note that this will change the nutrition stats!
• Use a homemade dressing if you prefer.
• Spice it up – add a drizzle of sriracha when tossing the salad, or top your salad with a drizzle.

Meal Prep: Storage Tips

This quinoa edamame salad holds up beautifully for meal prep/ as leftovers. Simply store it in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3-5 days.

Note that this salad is meant to be consumed chilled, so no need to worry about reheating!

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• Balsamic Pasta Salad
• Creamy Chicken Macaroni Salad
• Poblano Corn Salad with Chicken
• Nectarine Caprese Salad
• Peach Burrata Salad
• Southwest Avocado Chicken Salad

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