Edamame is quite simply delicious - one of those crazy foods that none of us had heard of when we were younger - and now couldn't live without.
You can buy frozen edamame (soya beans) in the freezer section in most supermarkets - (Whole Foods sell really good frozen ones - but also fresh if you're lucky). You can buy them with the shell on, but that's more for a picky snack than for a salad, so buy the shelled ones if you can....
Mike has decided to cook salmon and razor clams tonight (the fishmonger was having a clear out - and gave Mike his whole stock), so if you never hear from us again, then you can only imagine what horror has taken hold ....
I thought I better busy myself while he was whizzing up a feast, so I decided on a really simple and healthy salad - something that won't sit on my ever expanding thighs, especially as I bought a totally MENTAL skirt today, that I'm not sure that I even dare to wear out (If I am brave enough - it will have it's first outing to Tim and Caroline's Mexican coocacha on Saturday night - weyhey!!)
So....
Ingredients (for 4)
Half a bag of defrosted or fresh edamame (soya beans)
3/4 packet of fresh crumbly feta cheese
Thinly sliced cucumber
Thinly sliced red onion
Finely chopped coriander
Chopped red chilli (optional)
Lemon juice
Olive oil
Salt/pepper
Mix up edamame, chopped or crumbled feta, cucumber, onion and coriander - add the finely chopped chilli if you like - I have to have this on the side, as Max has now taken Holly's lead and seems to have developed a sort of moan when he sees chilli.
Drizzle with fresh lemon juice, olive oil, salt and pepper...
See.... couldn't be easier - you may want to drizzle a little soy sauce on the top too. Max did, so I told him he shouldn't - then I tasted it, and annoyingly it tasted quite good.
Hope you enjoy it
xxxxxxx
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