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Recipe · Quick · Vegetarian

Two-minute edamame bowl with a soft egg

A small bowl that's mostly protein and fibre and cooks from frozen in minutes. Great as a light lunch or a substantial snack.

Proteinabout 17g per serving
Serves1
Time8 mins
Bright green edamame beans in their pods in a pale blue ceramic bowl

Photo: Nano Erdozain / Pexels

Ingredients

  • 100g frozen shelled edamame (or 150g in pods)
  • 1 medium egg
  • 1 tsp soy sauce (or reduced-salt soy)
  • 1 tsp toasted sesame seeds
  • Pinch of chilli flakes or a little chilli crisp (optional)
  • A squeeze of lime

Method

  1. Lower the egg into a small pan of boiling water and cook for 6½ minutes. Lift out into cold water.
  2. Add the edamame to the same water for the last 3 minutes, then drain.
  3. Toss the beans with the soy sauce, sesame seeds, chilli and lime.
  4. Peel and halve the egg and sit it on top.

Tip: Edamame in pods is slower to eat, which some people find helps with pacing. Shelled is quicker if you're short of energy.

Protein figure is approximate, worked out from typical UK label values; brands vary, so check your packs. Protein contributes to the maintenance of muscle mass.

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