Edamame with Tomatoes and Cilantro
Instructions:
Easy but high powered, this changes form easily: Cook
the tomatoes with their juices for a saucy dish (as directed
here) or add them at the last minute for a fresher, more
saladlike dish. Other cooked vegetables can be tossed in
as well; try corn kernels, cubed eggplant, summer squash,
chopped cauliflower, or broccoli.
Other fresh beans you can use: any.
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1 small onion or 3 scallions, chopped
1 tablespoon minced garlic
1 teaspoon ground cumin
11/2 cups chopped ripe tomato (canned is fine,
drained or not)
2 cups shelled edamame, fresh or thawed frozen
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro leave
MAKES: 4 servings
TIME: 25 minutes
- Put the oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. When hot, add the onion and garlic and cook, stirring occasionally, until soft, about 3 minutes.
- Add the cumin and tomato and cook at a gentle bubble until the tomato begins to break apart, about 10 minutes.
- Stir in the edamame and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Cook until the edamame are tender, about 5 to 7 minutes. Taste and adjust the seasoning, sprinkle with cilantro, and serve.
- Edamame with Tomatoes and Olives.
- Substitute 8 pitted and sliced black olives for the cumin and basil leaves for the cilantro.
- Edamame with Dijon and Wax Beans.
- Omit the garlic, cumin, tomato, and cilantro. Add a couple tablespoons water along with the edamame, cook for a couple minutes, then add 2 teaspoons chopped fresh tarragon or thyme leaves, 3 tablespoons Dijon mustard, and 1 cup trimmed and cooked wax beans.
- Edamame with Ground Pork.
- Before starting the recipe, put the olive oil in the skillet over medium-high heat. When hot, add 8 ounces ground pork. Stir and cook, crumbling the meat as it browns; when it’s nice and crisp and cooked through, after about 10 minutes, remove it with a slotted spoon and pour off all but 2 tablespoons of the fat. Follow the recipe from the beginning. In Step 3, stir the cooked pork in with the edamame and proceed with the recipe.