‘Edamame’ Articles at Sweetnicks

A healthy addicting twist on edamame that will have you wanting more.

Madeline and I are the edamame eaters in the house. If left to her own devices, she would happily make a meal out of it, but more often times than not, she is happily munching on edamame as a snack or a pre-cursor to dinner.

I have been decidedly uncreative when it comes to edamame. Honestly, we either order it at a restaurant or I buy it from Costco or the grocery store and just heat and eat with a little toss of sea salt.

I mean, really, when it’s good naked, who needs anything else?

But I’ve been seeing a lot of recipes for roasted edamame lately, and with a few extra minutes to spare tonight, I popped some in the oven to give them a whirl.

Completely different than our usual steamed and lightly salted version, this is equally as tasty.

Super simple to make. Grab some frozen, shelled edamame and pop them in the microwave to defrost (follow package directions). Spread them out in a single layer on a baking sheet and toss with cracked black pepper, a light drizzle of olive oil, and a bit of salt. Roast in the oven at 400 degrees until they start to get brown and crispy. Remove from oven and toss with some freshly grated Parmesan cheese (this is not the time to use that fake stuff).

Devour.

*The key to the extra tastiness of this version is to make sure to roast the edamame until they get brown and crispy (roughly 20 minutes). If you take them out too soon, they will be chewy. Still good, but not crispy. Enjoy!

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I try to take certain opportunities to taste new food items. This weekend, I spied a salad on the restaurant menu that had golden beets and polenta croutons. I knew and liked the rest of the ingredients in the salad, so that was the perfect time to try two new things I hadn’t had before. The beets weren’t bad, although I’m not going to be craving them anytime soon, and that might have had more to do with the preparation than the actual beet. The polenta croutons? Yum.

Last year, while at a moms’ night out, the restaurant we visited served edamame as a snack in the beginning of the meal. It was my first time for edamame, and I was hooked. Addicting little suckers, they’re quick to deshell and pop in your mouth. Not a strong taste at all, it’s a mild little bite. I thought the kids might think it was fun to try to get the pods out of the shell, so I kept an eye out for them at the grocery store the next time I went. They were harder to find than I thought! (I have since learned that Costco sells them sometimes too, so that’s another good resource)

The first time I put them on the dinner table, I got suspicious glances all around. I mean, really, they’re green, so it must be a vegetable, right? And vegetables are sometimes harder sells than they need to be. I showed them (and The Husband) how to pop the pods out, gave everyone their own small pile and they went to town. All of them. One after another popped into their mouths, the piles replenished and the stash quickly diminishing. Halfway through, I suggested a contest to see who eats the most.

Guess who won?
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Recipe: Crispy Parmesan Edamame

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