Contains soy. Check the ingredients if you cook for someone with allergies.
The izakaya snack that happens to be one of the best plant protein sources there is. Steamed green soybeans, a little salt, nothing else — popping them from the pod slows the snacking down, too.
5 minPrep
7 minCook
12 minTotal
2Serves
Steamed Edamame with Sea Salt
by · Easy
Vegan
High protein
Source of fibre
Low sugars
Low salt
Contains soy. Check the ingredients if you cook for someone with allergies.
The izakaya snack that happens to be one of the best plant protein sources there is. Steamed green soybeans, a little salt, nothing else — popping them from the pod slows the snacking down, too.
5 minPrep
7 minCook
12 minTotal
2Serves
Nutrition
Per serving · 150 g
219kcal918 kJ
Protein19.5 g39%
Carbohydrate15.6 g6%
Net carbs †9.3 g
Sugars1.95 g2%
Fibre6.3 g
Fat10.2 g15%
Saturates1.19 g6%
Salt †0.23 g4%
Calculated from 100% of ingredients. Some values are estimated or unavailable — marked below.
Estimated (partial coverage)
Low coverage
†Calculated
—No data
Amount · % of EU reference intake (RI) for an average adult (8,400 kJ / 2,000 kcal). Source: Max Rubner-Institut (2025): Bundeslebensmittelschlüssel (BLS), Version 4.0 - Deutsche Nährstoffdatenbank. Karlsruhe. DOI: 10.25826/Data20251217-134202-0 For general reference only — not medical or dietary advice.
Before you start
You'll need
saucepan
steamer basket
Ingredients
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300 g
Soya bean immature (edamame) rawin the pod
1 pinch
Common salt/table salt
Instructions
1
Bring two fingers of water to a boil in a saucepan and set a steamer basket on top.
2
Steam the edamame in their pods for 6-7 minutes until the beans slip out easily.
3
Toss hot with the salt and serve straight away — squeeze the beans from the pod to eat.
Before you start
You'll need
saucepan
steamer basket
Ingredients
Quantities scale automatically · metric units (change in profile)
300 g
Soya bean immature (edamame) rawin the pod
1 pinch
Common salt/table salt
Instructions
1
Bring two fingers of water to a boil in a saucepan and set a steamer basket on top.
2
Steam the edamame in their pods for 6-7 minutes until the beans slip out easily.
3
Toss hot with the salt and serve straight away — squeeze the beans from the pod to eat.
Nutrition
Per serving · 150 g
219kcal918 kJ
Protein19.5 g39%
Carbohydrate15.6 g6%
Net carbs †9.3 g
Sugars1.95 g2%
Fibre6.3 g
Fat10.2 g15%
Saturates1.19 g6%
Salt †0.23 g4%
Calculated from 100% of ingredients. Some values are estimated or unavailable — marked below.
Estimated (partial coverage)
Low coverage
†Calculated
—No data
Amount · % of EU reference intake (RI) for an average adult (8,400 kJ / 2,000 kcal). Source: Max Rubner-Institut (2025): Bundeslebensmittelschlüssel (BLS), Version 4.0 - Deutsche Nährstoffdatenbank. Karlsruhe. DOI: 10.25826/Data20251217-134202-0 For general reference only — not medical or dietary advice.