Edamame & Brown Rice Breakfast Bowl

Name: Edamame & Brown Rice Breakfast Bowl
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 40 min
Ingredients: 140 g Brown rice, rinsed; 420 ml Water; 200 g Edamame, shelled; 2 Egg; 1 tbsp Soy sauce; 1 tbsp Sesame seed; 2 tsp Olive oil

Edamame & Brown Rice Breakfast Bowl · ready in 40 min · 2 servings · 523 kcal per serving · easy · 7 ingredients

A simple fusion breakfast bowl where nutty brown rice, sweet edamame, savory soy sauce, sesame, and a soft egg make a hearty morning meal.

Prep: 5 min
Cook: 35 min
Total: 40 min
Serves: 2
kcal: 523
Difficulty: easy

Breakfast Vegetarian Dairy-free

A QiMeal recipe · Updated 3 October 2026

Ingredients · 2 servings

140 gBrown rice, rinsed
420 mlWater
200 gEdamame, shelled
2Egg
1 tbspSoy sauce
1 tbspSesame seed (to serve)
2 tspOlive oil

Equipment

stovetop, measuring spoon, fine sieve, saucepan, lid, skillet, spatula, serving bowl

Instructions

Mise En Place
Gather and measure all ingredients, and set out a saucepan, lid, fine sieve, skillet, spatula, measuring spoon, scale, and 2 serving bowls. · 5 min
What to look for: All ingredients are measured and tools are within reach.
Rinse Rice
Rinse 140 g brown rice in a fine sieve until the water runs mostly clear, then add it to a saucepan with 420 ml water. · 3 min
What to look for: The rinsing water changes from cloudy to mostly clear.
Simmer Rice
Bring the rice to a boil, cover, reduce to a gentle simmer, and cook until the grains are tender and the water is absorbed. · 28 min
What to look for: The rice looks plump and no free water remains at the bottom of the pan.
Steam Edamame
Scatter shelled edamame over the rice during the last 5 minutes, cover again, and steam until the beans are bright green. · 5 min
What to look for: The edamame is hot, bright green, and lightly glossy.
Fry Egg
Heat olive oil in a skillet, crack in the eggs, and fry until the whites are set and the yolks are still glossy. · 4 min
What to look for: The egg whites are opaque and the yolks look soft and shiny.
Serve Bowls
Divide the brown rice and edamame between bowls, drizzle with soy sauce, top each bowl with 1 egg, and sprinkle with sesame seed. · 3 min
What to look for: Each bowl has rice, green edamame, a fried egg, soy sauce, and sesame on top.

Nutrition (per serving)

kcal	523
Protein	25 g
Carbohydrates	64 g
of which sugars	3 g
Fat	19 g
of which saturated	4 g
Fibre	8 g
Sodium	577 mg

Nutri-ScoreA

Allergens

Contains: gluten, eggs, soybeans, sesame, soy

Storage and reheating

Fridge: up to 3 days
Freezer: not recommended
Reheat rice and edamame until steaming, then cook a fresh egg if possible.

Ingredient substitutions

Edamame

Egg: Use only when edamame is unavailable, knowing the bowl will be less plant forward.

Egg

Edamame: Use extra edamame for a fully plant based bowl.

Soy sauce

Salt: Dissolve salt in a spoonful of water for salinity without soy sauce.

Sesame seed

Olive oil: Use a small drizzle for richness without seed texture.

Olive oil

Butter: Use butter for a rounder breakfast flavor if dairy is acceptable.