Sweet & Spicy Rainbow Edamame Rice Bowls
with Cabbage, Carrots & Sesame Dressing
- Soy
- Sesame
- Wheat
- Milk
You can definitely make a sandwich in 10 minutes, but our chefs heard the call for lighter, more veggie-forward lunches, and present this bowl instead. Get ready to dig into buttery rice beside sweet soy-glazed edamame with just a touch of heat, plus cabbage, carrot, and cucumber salad in a savory sesame dressing. Sprinkle it all with fresh cilantro, and you’ve got an eat-the-rainbow lunch idea we can all feel really good about.
Ingredients
1 unit
Mini Cucumber
¼ ounce
Cilantro
4 ounce
Shelled Edamame
(Contains: Soy)
4 tablespoon
Sweet Soy Glaze
(Contains: Soy, Sesame, Wheat)
1 teaspoon
Sriracha
4 ounce
Red Cabbage and Carrot Mix
1.5 ounce
Sesame Dressing
(Contains: Soy, Sesame, Wheat)
1 unit
Microwavable Rice
1 tablespoon
Sesame Seeds
(Contains: Sesame)
Not included in your delivery
Salt
Pepper
1 tablespoon
Butter
(Contains: Milk)
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
• Wash and dry produce.
• Halve cucumber lengthwise; thinly slice into half-moons. Roughly chop cilantro.
• Place edamame in a medium microwave-safe bowl. Microwave until tender, 45 seconds. Drain any excess water if necessary. Transfer to a paper-towel-lined plate to cool. Season with salt and pepper. Wipe out bowl.
• While edamame cooks, in a small bowl, combine sweet soy glaze and Sriracha to taste (use less if you prefer less heat).
• In bowl used for edamame, combine cabbage and carrot mix, cucumber, dressing, and half the cilantro.
• Meanwhile, massage rice in package to break up grains. Partially open package and insert 1 TBSP butter (use 1 TBSP butter per package for 4 servings). Microwave according to package instructions, 90 seconds. Fluff with a fork. TIP: To make it easier to fluff the rice, transfer to a bowl first.
• Divide rice between bowls; top with edamame and salad in separate sections. Drizzle soy-Sriracha mixture over everything; garnish with sesame seeds and remaining cilantro. Serve.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Dec 2025- Flavor: Many loved the colorful, fresh flavors; some found it a bit too sweet or salty.
- Ease of prep: Quick and easy to assemble, perfect for a hot summer day or busy workday lunch 🍲.
- Suggestions: Consider adding protein like chicken, salmon, or tofu for a more filling meal.
- Portions: Some found it satisfying; others wanted larger portions or more rice.
- Rice quality: Many disliked the microwaveable rice texture; consider offering regular rice instead.
- Veggie freshness: Use cucumber quickly; a few received wilted cabbage or cilantro.
Reviews from our home cooks
Instead of the plain sesame seeds - which really don't provide much texture - some wonton strips would give a nice crunch. But really that's my only suggestion, this was very tasty and the portion is substantial enough for a dinner meal - which is how I'm having it. The cabbage & carrots stay crisp in the dressing and it's nice to be able to choose my level of spice with the sriracha. Yummy!
The premade rice is very dry (drier than I'm used to in other brands) so it is very hard to break up and unpleasant to eat. The dish is decidedly less 'rainbow' than it looks in the picture because the carrots are either dyed purple by the cabbage or are just entirely overwhelmed by the other colors. I put some extra carrot sticks and that helped. I also feel like the two dressings/sauces are overkill. All in all, love the concept and it is very veggie-forward.
Very delicious and fresh. The steam rice was easy to make but it did not taste as fresh, I think I would have preferred making the rice in my own. But it was a very quick meal prep time!
Perfect lite lunch for a HOT Arizona summer day! The edamame and rice gave it substance.
Delicious! I made it at work in our janky kitchen. Even the rice cooked up nicely.
When I got the kit and looked at it I thought this is not going to be very good but as I put it all together it had nice flavor and I did enjoy it a lot. I always love the additional veggies the cucumber and the edamame and I wondered if maybe like a pickled onion would be good.
I love how colorful this dish is, but the flavors of the sauce wasn't for me. I think I made my rice to mushy and I wasn't feeling it at the time. However, it was fun to try and I enjoyed the vegetables. I don't think I'll Try again, but I could see where this concept would be great.
Tasted okay but would have been better with fresh rice. Quality was sacrificed for convenience. Warmed the rice and edamame in the toaster oven. Non-microwave instructions would have been helpful or tag the recipe as a microwave only recipe. Many people have chosen to not use microwaves anymore.
Great meal and flavors. Just need better directions on dressing verse glaze... I thought the glaze and Saracha was the dressing. Although I didn't have the recipe card in print - only online - making it harder in general.
Added chicken tossed in the sweet and spicy sauce. Amazing!
