She loves to create healthy and tasty recipes in her tiny kitchen in Italy and share her life on social media to hopefully inspire people to live a more mindful lifestyle and find what makes them feel good. 

This super easy and tasty salad is the perfect side dish for any gathering or it can be a delicious quick lunch. The freshness and crunchiness of the salad, paired with the salty sautéed edamame is definitely a must try. 

Edamame are rich in plant based proteins, Vitamin B and C, iron and calcium. They’re also a great source of healthy fats and folate, which may help relieve depression. 

Ingredients for the salad:

1 head green leaf lettuce

1/2 head radicchio

Juice of 1 lemon

2 tbsps extra virgin olive oil

Salt to taste

1 tsp hemp seeds

Ingredients for the edamame:

100g frozen or fresh edamame

1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil

2 crushed garlic cloves

1 tbsp soy sauce

Instructions:

1- Sauté the crushed garlic in a nonstick pan with the oil

2- When it’s golden and fragrant, add the edamame and cover with a lid

3- Cook at medium heat for 10 minutes stirring occasionally

4- Turn the heat up and add the soy sauce

5- Let the edamame caramelize in the sauce before turning off the heat

6- Start assembling the salad washing the lettuce and radicchio and roughly chop it

7- Season it with the olive oil, lemon juice, hemp seeds and salt. Mix it all until well combined

8- At last, add the warm edamame and serve.