Recipe: 5-minute salad with hot-smoked salmon and edamame

Sometimes you don’t feel like cooking but you do want to get a meal on the table as quickly as possible. A salad is ideal in that case. The only thing is, salad doesn’t have a sexy image. With her book Saladebijbel, Welmoed Benzoel is now putting an end to that bad image. Nothing boring or frumpy—salads come in all shapes and sizes. With 230 (!) different recipes to prove it, this book has a salad for everyone. If you need a quick meal, this recipe for 5-minute salad with smoked salmon and edamame is fantastic.

Welmoed: ‘This is my go-to salad when I don’t have the time (or inclination) to cook. Because of the salmon’s richness, you barely need to add any extra oil—just a little sesame oil for flavor.’

How to make the 5-minute salad with hot-smoked salmon and edamame

• Bring plenty of water to the boil and pour it over the edamame. Leave to stand for 1 minute.
• Drain and mix with the lettuce, hemp seeds, jalapeños, rice vinegar and sesame oil.
• Mix well and season with salt.
• Place the salmon fillets on the salad.