Edamame-Corn Salad

[sylvanwitch]

I made another recipe from the Veganomicon, by Isa Chandra Moskowitz and Terry Hope Romero, this one for an Asian-inspired Edamame and Corn Salad. It was easier to make than I'd expected. Having never toasted sesame seeds before, that was the step I was hesitant about, but that part turned out to be quite easy, and now I know how to do it, so the next recipe that calls for toasted sesame seeds, I won't balk at trying it.

The salad is quite flavorful, and I like the texture, but the sesame oil in the dressing is a little stronger than I'd like, so if I make it again--or, if I make a similar dressing--I may cut back on the sesame oil a bit. I used garlic-flavored coconut aminos in place of soy sauce to cut down on the sodium, and that turned out to be a good substitution.

The only other drawback to this recipe is that it's 224 calories for half a cup. Of course, it's a healthy half-cup thanks to the edamame.

Comments

[china_shop]

How did you toast the sesame seeds? Just dry fry them, or is there another method?

[sylvanwitch]

I dry-fried them over low-medium heat, keeping an eye on them to make sure they didn't burn. I'm not sure I fried them long enough because I'm not clear on how they're supposed to look, but most of them were a toasty golden-brownish when I took them off the heat, so I figured they were done (?). Lol! This is how I cook--hapless semi-competency. The test is if the thing is edible, and it was, so I guess it worked? *grins*

[china_shop]

Ah, thank you! (That's what I do -- I was really just checking that I wasn't doing it wrong.) I just tried roasting some in my little air fryer, and that seemed to work pretty well. (180C, 5 minutes with a shake in the middle).

This is how I cook--hapless semi-competency.

*hearts* I'm right there with you!! Youtube is my go-to for techniques -- the search there is not yet completely ruined.

[sylvanwitch]

Ooooh! Thank you for the air fryer suggestion! I have one of those, and I'll give that a try. Also, it's good to know I'm not the only one for whom kitchen hijinks include some percentage of flailing.

[cornerofmadness]

I can't tell you how delighted I am about a cookbook named Veganomicon

[sylvanwitch]

NO KIDDING, right??? Lol! I saw it at one of those antiques/collectibles stores, literally as I was leaving the book section, and I snatched it before I'd even had the complete thought. It turns out it's really useful, but the title alone sold it to me, for sure!

[cornerofmadness]

i don't blame you. I'd have snatched it up too just for the title