There are nights - like tonight - when I look up at the clock and realize it's already time to start making dinner and I haven't a clue where to begin! I'm hungry, Mr.'s hungry, and while I want to put something in our bellies, I also don't want to spoil our appetite for dinner. In times like these, I often turn to the organic edamame (ed-ah-MAH-may) for a pre-dinner crunch. It takes me about five minutes to put a plate of hot edamame in front of us and buys me some time for my dinner exploration and ultimately the preparation that follows.
Edamame is young soybeans, available both in the pod and shelled. Because the beans are young and green when they are picked, edamame soybeans are soft and edible, not hard and dry like the mature soybeans which are used to make soy milk and tofu. Edamame is a complete protein containing all essential amino acids. It's a good source of fiber, essential fatty acids, and isoflavones (found only in soy). I like to buy frozen organic edamame in the pod - so it's ready to go whenever I am!
To cook edamame, boil the pods in water for four to five minutes, then sprinkle with a bit of sea salt. While you can eat edamame hot or cold, I like to serve immediately, enjoy, then then push the leftover beans out of the pod to use in my salads later in the week - delish!
Are you an edamame fan? What's your favorite way to enjoy?
Keep it Clean!
Mrs. Skinny Fat
Edamame is young soybeans, available both in the pod and shelled. Because the beans are young and green when they are picked, edamame soybeans are soft and edible, not hard and dry like the mature soybeans which are used to make soy milk and tofu. Edamame is a complete protein containing all essential amino acids. It's a good source of fiber, essential fatty acids, and isoflavones (found only in soy). I like to buy frozen organic edamame in the pod - so it's ready to go whenever I am!
To cook edamame, boil the pods in water for four to five minutes, then sprinkle with a bit of sea salt. While you can eat edamame hot or cold, I like to serve immediately, enjoy, then then push the leftover beans out of the pod to use in my salads later in the week - delish!
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| Cooked and served within 5 minutes. Sprinkled with a teaspoon of Celtic Sea Salt. |
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eat edamame, place the pod at your mouth, then squeeze or bite the beans into your mouth. You don't eat the pod, just the edamame beans inside, which easily pop out. See my "discard bowl" pictured above with some empty pods. |
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| Leftover edamame? Simply push the beans out of the pod (as shown above) to compliment your salads later in week! - Delish! |
Are you an edamame fan? What's your favorite way to enjoy?
Keep it Clean!
Mrs. Skinny Fat
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