Description
Chopped Asian Salad (Miso Dressing) is a vibrant and nutritious dish that showcases a colorful array of fresh vegetables tossed in a deliciously tangy miso dressing. This salad is not only quick to prepare, taking just 15 minutes, but it’s also rich in vitamins and minerals thanks to its abundant veggies like cucumbers, carrots, and edamame. Perfect for lunch, light dinners, or potlucks, this versatile salad can stand alone as a main dish or complement grilled proteins beautifully. With its unique umami flavor from the miso dressing, this salad will delight your taste buds while fitting perfectly into a healthy lifestyle.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 medium Persian cucumbers
- 2 medium carrots
- ⅓ red cabbage
- 1 romaine lettuce (inner leaves)
- 1 ½ cups edamame beans
- Handful fresh mint leaves
- Handful cashew nuts (for topping)
- 2 tbsp white miso paste
- 2 tbsp soy sauce or tamari
- ½ lemon or lime
- 1 tbsp rice wine vinegar
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
- ½ tsp grated ginger
- 4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
Instructions
- Dice the cucumbers, carrots, cabbage, and romaine into uniform pieces and place them in a large mixing bowl.
- Add edamame and torn mint leaves to the bowl.
- In a mason jar or small bowl, combine miso paste, soy sauce or tamari, citrus juice, rice wine vinegar, sesame oil, ginger, olive oil; shake or whisk until smooth. Adjust thickness with water if necessary.
- Pour the miso dressing over the salad ingredients and toss until well combined. Top with cashews before serving.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Salad
- Method: Mixing
- Cuisine: Asian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl (200g)
- Calories: 245
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 420mg
- Fat: 16g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 22g
- Fiber: 7g
- Protein: 8g
- Cholesterol: 0mg