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Fig and Edamame Salad with Sriracha-Lime Vinaigrette

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I have a few confessions:

  • I abuse the 5 second rule… yet I’m not a religious floor-cleaner.
  • I ate a giant piece of flour-less chocolate cake this weekend.  It was sprinkled with flaky sea salt and drizzled with olive oil.  And it was worth every sugar-y calorie.
  • Sometimes rather than washing the sheets I just wash the pillowcases.
  • It’s not unusual for me to “fluff” the laundry no less than 3 times.
  • My least favorite part of blogging is taking and editing pictures.  Can’t I just Instagram everything?!
  • I spaced out and missed last week’s Meatless Mondays from A-Z challenge.  Sorry Heather.

Last week’s theme was edamame, which I LOVE.  I did link up a tasty old recipe – Edamame Jicima Salad – I still felt like I owed Heather a little something extra this week… so I went for the 1-2 punch with the ingredient themes.

You might remember when I did this with the Overachieving Cauliflower Crust Pizza.  I used all 3 of the first ingredients – artichokes, beets, and capers.

For my recipe this week, I made a gain salad of Kamut berries (see this post for more info on Kamut), edamame and figs.  Never one to eat a mild dish, I spiced this up with my favorite flavors: cilantro and sriracha.

I know there are a few of you who aren’t fans of cilantro.  Basil or parsley would also work well here!

The figs may sound a little odd to add to this combo (another Strange But Good candidate?), but their sweetness worked well to tame the sriracha heat.  The slight sweetness of the edamame also had a cooling effect.  I am a texture feign, so I especially adored the chewy Kamut berries with the crisp edamame and soft figs.

I wanted to keep it vegan for Heather, but another great add here would be some Greek yogurt.  Kamut berries are high in protein.  The yogurt would give you even more protein, and also add a luscious creaminess.

Aren’t figs gorgeous?

[Tweet “Figs and Sriracha come together for a sweet heat in this whole grain salad!”]

Workout Recap

It has been quite the workout week!  Monday’s leg day with my trainer left me damn near paralyzed.  My second-day-soreness on Wednesday left me gripping the handicap rail in the bathroom.

BUT… it’s paying off.  This exciting news this week came on Saturday (leg day #2).  I got the green light from my trainer.  I AM competing in November!!!!!!

No, I won’t be to the point we want yet.  I’ll probably be the leanest person there (read: too lean), but I’m going to work even harder to grow between now and then (and maybe have another piece of chocolate cake).  BAM.

Workout Recap (9/10 – 9/16):

  • Monday – Legs (w/ trainer), 2 mile walk
  • Tuesday – Rest, 2 mile walk
  • Wednesday – Back/Triceps, Calf raises, 3 mile walk
  • Thursday – Shoulders/Butt, 2 mile walk
  • Friday – Chest/Biceps, Calf raises
  • Saturday – Legs (w/ trainer), 2 mile walk, 50 push-ups
  • Sunday – Rest-ish… 2.8 mile sprints

Fig and Edamame Kamut Berries with Sriracha-Lime Vinaigrette

by Laura Hall

Prep Time: 10 mins

Keywords: entree salad low-sugar nut-free soy-free vegan vegetarian fig kamut lime cilantro Asian

Ingredients (2 servings, easily doubled)

Instructions

In a small bowl, whisk together cilantro, lime juice, oil, sriracha, and cumin to make the vinaigrette.

Place berries in medium bowl and toss with vinaigrette.

Stir in edamame and figs.

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Time for important decisions… like what color should my suit be.  Blue?  Green?  Aqua?

What is your confession today?

Is your next-day or second-day soreness worse?

Comments

  1. Hahah! I find taking pictures most time consuming too! Oh the stress of trying to make it look good! Your fig salad looks great, Laura! A quick throw of simple ingredients and you have yourself a delicious meal.

  2. Noooo freaking way- that’s so exciting about the competition in NOVEMBER! I am psyched for you!! This definitely calls for more cake….which by the way sounds amazing: chocolate + sea salt for the win! Love that toilet seat picture- perfectly summarizes my sentiments the day after every lower body workout!

  4. You had me at Sriracha. I swear, I could drink that stuff…
    Two things:
    1. I often keep clothes in the dryer until I wear them. Weird and lazy. I know. It’s so out of site out of mind for me.

    2. I think I ate a bag of GF WOW snicker doodles last night. They were delicious. No regrets.

    I think I’ll celebrate a meatless Monday too!

  5. forget the 5 second rule, it’s 10 to 20 second rule. Builds up the immunity! and yea for NOVEMBER!!! and yes i agree, let’s just instagram everything. saves time.

  8. I love legs day! I am always most sore the day after a workout! Love this recipe too! I always appreciate how different your recipes are! Can’t wait to try it out!

  9. Holy moly did my DOMS kick in last week! I’ve been working on leg strength since I’ve been running more and yeah, it kicked my ass literally last week! Let’s just say the rest days were so needed and much appreciated.

    I’m so excited for you! I can’t wait to hear about how the competition goes!!!

  14. The figs actually sound delicious in there. Btw, I love your “going big or going home” and awesome photo on the sidebar… 🙂 Yay for getting the green light to compete!

  16. I AM SO EXCITED FOR YOU! And holy cow, that’s NOT that far away! I’m thinking aqua, it complements fake-tan-orange well. Just make sure there’s LOTS of bling ;D

    (And I am all for the move towards Instagram-only photos.)

  17. Yes… editing photos takes FOREVER.
    I know that feeling when it hurts to get into “potty” positioning. And to wipe- ahhhh forget it! 🙂
    HOORAY that you have been given the green light!! And I think you should go with AQUA.
    Have you always had a hard time gaining weight? I just have to wonder what that’s like…

    • It sounds like a dumb problem, right? NO, I used to gain by looking at a piece of chocolate. At one point I was a good 30-35 lbs heavier than I am now. After I broke my jaw and lost all that weight I guess my metabolism/weight ratio got to a skinny place. Who knows…

  19. I love your double duty recipe.

    Also — confessions .. I also abuse the 5-second rule. And I have a dog. It’s a quicker-than-5-seconds-or-the-dog-will-snatch-it rule in my house.

  20. Yay!! So excited for you!!
    I agree with editing photos, takes foreverrrrr. And yah, I’m with you on the 5 second rule;) oopsy.

  21. I am in a funk where I don’t even want to photograph my meals these days but I am sure I will get over it… I think I am finding it too cumbersome to walk my food to the upstairs bedroom! Usually I have the most difficulties with writing the actual post unless I have something I know I want to say… who wants mindless drivel, right? 😉

    Anyways, love the fresh figs.. I should find myself some as well. 🙂

    • You would never know it by looking at all your scrumptious pics and your not-at-all-resembling-drivel posts! 😉

  22. I love Edamame, and to think Patrick was the one who turned me on to it! Strange how that happens. I love buying it in the big frozen back in the individual packs. So good!

    I keep saying I am going to try that cauliflower pizza! I soooo wanna do it! It sounds and looks so good!

    Workout talk now:
    Come over and see my race results! I was proud of myself, since i am a non-runner.
    I have also started my new workout regime and have actually been getting up at like 5am to do them! Me! 5am! I feel great though…you have inspired me to be determined, so far I am doing good!

  25. Great workout!!

    My least favorite part of blogging now is getting visuals for my blog too because it takes soo much time for me since I am a designer as well. I will upload and reupload pictures dozens of times if I find things not centered or just to move the picture in the canvas over ONE damn pixel.

  28. Your salad (is it a salad?) looks soooo damn good, all the pretty colors and flavors. It sounds heavenly, and I think figs are magically delicious (screw the little leprechaun). Congratulations on the big news; competing in November is fabulous. You have to rock it in your heels (I danced in my six inch shoes at a wedding this weekend). For suit color, I’m going to say red or orange (why are these not even choices?). They would be great for fall and practically everybody looks good in either color but are usually too scared to try them. For waht it’s worth, I say go orange.

    • It’s a grain salad… that counts, right?

      I think orange is a big no-no because you have to get so tan that your skin is orange. 🙂

  31. Yum that salad looks awesome! And I definitely have had moments where I need one of those toilets from sore legs! Ha, 2nd day soreness is always the worst because the first day you think oh this isn’t too bad and then it hits you! Excited for you to compete in November! Atleast you have your stripper shoes ready 🙂

    • You are so right! Then you forget how sore you are and jump out of bed only to nearly collapse. Or is that just me? LOL!

  35. It has been quite the workout week! Monday’s leg day with my trainer left me damn near paralyzed. <————- YA!!!!!!!!

    Great news hunnie! Congrats about getting the green light! WOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOO my twin is awesome! I am so proud of you! How long have you been with your trainer? I forget love. Remind me 🙂 I hope to compete this summa 😉 wooooohoooo! aw yahhhh

    Maybe try taking more rest days? 🙂 My new trainer is ONLY letting me workout 4 days per week!

    Love you!

    LETS GROW OUR MUSCLES!

    • I hope your leg workout does the same for you. 😉

      We’ve been training together for almost 3 months. Time flies, right?!

      No more rest!!! It’s funny – he usually allows 2 rest day a week, but I told him right away I wouldn’t stick to it so he said he’d rather just give me 6 days of workouts so at least he knows what I’m doing. Any I get more cheats than the other girls.

      We are going to be RIPPED! I can’t WAIT to hear all about your new trainer!!!!!! xox

  38. OMG, I am SO happy for you sweetie! And you HAVE to get a blue suit for the competition…play up those gorgeous peepers! 😉

    I soooooo abuse the 5 second rule…UNLESS it’s at work! Something that has touched a hospital floor would have to be thrown in acid to get the nasty off of it! Lol

    Confessions: I’ve been known to cut the mold off of cheese or eat around the “bad” parts on food just so I don’t have to throw it out! I rarely EVER wash my fruits and veggies before eating them. I’ve had clean clothes in the dryer for TWO weeks! I HATE editing pics for the blog! Ugh!

    Second day soreness is ALWAYS the worst! I went for a (very hilly) 5 mile walk with a friend on Saturday AND then decided it would be a good idea to go for a 5 mile run/walk yesterday…um yeah, I look like I need an AARP card! Lol

    • Ewwww… at a hospital there isn’t even a 5 millisecond rule.

      You mean everyone doesn’t do that with moldy cheese?! It’s really just mold anyway! 😉

      We need to get our AARP cards together one day and take advantage of those restaurant discounts. And double coupon day!

  40. I can’t believe the competition is so soon! Woot woot!!! I’m a 5 second rule follower and my clean laundry sometimes stays in the basket for a week. Don’t tell. Gosh darn you…. now i need to find some figs and try to famous PB and Jeggs. 🙂

    • Right?! I’m excited and want to puke all at once.

      You must try the PB + Jeggs and report back. I have $10 that says yours will be green. LOL!

  41. Hahaha this is too funny because I just literally last week washed my pillowcases rather than the whole lot! It’s just such a ballache putting all the sheets back on isn’t it!! I felt so sneaky! Haha! I also abuse the 5 second rule :/ And finally I DO just instagram everything, I don’t think I have charged my camera since way before we left Cyprus! Whew glad to have got all that off my chest! Haha!

  42. Also YAYY for November!! And aqua all the way! Will show off the tan and it’s also brighter helping you stand out from the crowd! Not that you will need help with that with your guns!! 😉

    • #1 You make me feel so much better.
      #2 With your fashion expertise, I may just try you on the color. Can you come design it too? 😉

  43. HAHAHAHAHA!!! I <3 your confessions… and you're not alone in any of them!! However, I wish i ate a piece of chocolate cake! lol!!
    My confession would be that sing and dance in the car, and I typically don't care who sees me!!
    This weekends confession was that I didn't feel like emptying a half full drier, so i just threw the new wet stuff in with it and then unloaded it all together! ;P
    Happy Tuesday!!!!!

  44. I also fluff my clothes several times and only wash the pillow cases! 🙂 how exciting that you can compete so soon!!!! Congrats and good luck! I have tossed around the idea of training to compete too!! Who knows!

  46. woo HOOOOOOO, so excited for you!! November is right around the corner…

    I love that you did your ‘extra credit’ and got the edamame in… this salad sounds absolutely perfect, and you know? I would even TRY it with the cilantro… after my cooking class in June I … don’t hate it as much. I don’t love it or even like it, but I can tolerate it 😀

  48. You know me. I’m just scrolling through your recent posts salivating at all the food and getting totally pumped from your exercise routines. then I come across this wonderful concoction of asian flavors with figs… and I’m amazed. and I must try it immediately. What beautiful colors!

    • Please let me know if you try it – as much as you like sriracha/spicy stuff, I think you’ll be a fan. 🙂

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