Avocado Edamame Salad

Last week we discussed the benefits of edamame.  In short, edamame is a fancy name for boiledsoy beans but they are full of beneficial nutrients; protein, iron, and fiberjust to name a few.  Despite its greatbenefits, most people do not know how to eat them except in the pod.  Mind you, it would be hard to get tired ofeating those tasty treats, but variety is the spice of life.  This week you will learn how to make AvocadoEdamame Salad.  My kids loved eating itwith a spoon, but you can make it more attractive to little fingers by adding aside of tortilla chips.

 

Avocado Edamame Salad

Preparation time:15 minutes

Serving: four ½ cupserving

1 cup frozen corn kernels

¼ cup sliced olives

2/3 cup shelled edamame, thawed

½ a small onion chopped
1 clove garlic minced
½ a lemon squeezed

2 tablespoons olive oil

Salt and pepper to taste
1 avocado, diced
1 small tomato chopped

Directions:

Mix together corn, onion, edamame, garlic, lemon, oliveoil, salt and pepper in a medium sized mixing bowl.  Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.  Just before serving, add avocado andtomato.  Mix and serve then enjoy.

Nutrition Information:

Per serving: 190 calories, 6.5 g protein, 19.5 gcarbohydrate, 12 g fat, 1.9 g saturated fat, 6.6 g monounsaturated fat, 3 gpolyunsaturated fat, 1 mg cholesterol, 5 g fiber, 100 mg sodium. Calories fromfat: 52%.