Skinny Tuesday
In honor of Fat Tuesday, of course I wanted to post a Mardi Gras-themed recipe today. I thought about making a king cake, until I looked up some recipes and realized how labor intensive they are.
Damn. Makes me appreciate the king cake that my mom sends me every year.
Every year except this one, that is.
Trying to make a subtle point about the pregnancy weight, eh Mommy Dearest?
Point taken.
No king cake this year…but how’s about a salad?!?
*crickets* *crickets* *crickets*
Okay, so this salad isn’t quite as moan-inducing as a cream cheese and praline-stuffed king cake.
But.
It is vibrant, and refreshing, and it really showcases the beautiful colors of Mardi Gras:
Cabbage, Edamame, and Pineapple Salad
Ingredients:
1/2 head purple cabbage, thinly sliced
1.5 cups shelled edamame
1.5 cups pineapple, cut into bite-sized cubes
1 tbsp. toasted sesame oil
3 tbsp. tamari
1 tbsp. brown sugar
juice and zest of 1 lime
Directions:
Combine cabbage, edamame, and pineapple. In a small bow, whisk together remaining ingredients for dressing, and pour over salad. Refrigerate for 1-2 hours before serving to let the dressing marinate.
Mmmm…perfect blend of salty and sweet. This would be great as a vegetarian main dish, or served along side grilled salmon or chicken.
And next year…king cake.
Wha!?? No king cake? Have you even gained any pregnancy weight? From the pictures you look like exactly you + 6 lb. baby. This is an outrage. What’s up, GingerLove?
Mmmm …. that looks pretty. Good enough to eat!
Truthfully, we do not like King Cakes. There was a recipe posted last week that seemed to be really simple. Well, easier. You can always change-up ingredients. To make it less caloric.
Love all the pics Anna! : ) Looking mighty fine to me!
How are you feeling? Hope marvelous!
Those colors are gorgeous and since I’m naive to what the king cake actually is, I’d totally pick the salad over it
Lovely salad! I, too, thought about making a king cake… this morning. Not going to happen. Next year, for sure, there will be cake for us!
The colors, the dressing, the edamame + pineapple combo…this is so me!
Yum, salads sounds like a perfect celebration to me! And gorgeous colors indeed!
These are gorgeous colors — even if there is no baby stuck in inches of frosting!
Oh beautiful salad! Love the vibrant colors.
I’ve never made anything with edamame before! This salad looks delicious – the colours make me feel like Spring!
PS – baby wants King Cake – is it too late to getcha one?!?
I would take your salad over king cake any day! I know, I’m that crazy.
No king cake?? What?!
Love the sald, look srefreshing and yummy!
Love the salad and the king cake colours!
Pretty colors- the salad looks great! Who needs cake anyways?