Kara, in response to your comment… this one is for you! Kara wrote and asked for some ideas with edamame, and so I put on my “lab coat” and started experimenting. Thank you for the request, and I am happy to report we found a winning recipe- three variations-all extremely easy and all mouth watering!
There is this restaurant called Ola at Turtle Bay Resort, on the North Shore, that serves an edamame appetizer that everyone goes crazy over- myself included.
The server brings out this massive plate, piled high with buttery, salty edamame and a whole head of roasted garlic sits right on top.
When the server puts the plate down, he takes the head of garlic and squeezes it over the entire plate. The roasted garlic comes out like butter and smears all over the edamame- everyone Ooo’s and Awwhs… I am telling you, it is out of this world!
From what I can tell, they use roasted garlic, edamame, butter, a ton of salt and a squeeze of lemon. This will be our base—or recipe if this suits you!
First Recipe: Roasted Garlic Edamame
Ingredients
1 head of garlic (roasted) (see recipe below)
1 pound edamame (cooking instructions below)
2-4 tablespoons of melted butter or olive oil (depending on how buttery you want it- the more the better tasting)
Salt to taste (The more the better in this dish)
Squeeze of lemon
Roast head of garlic Instructions
Pre-heat oven to 350 Degrees F. Bake for 45 minutes
Cut bottom of head of garlic off
Drizzle with Olive Oil (about 1 tablespoons)
Sprinkle with Salt and Pepper
Wrap in tin foil and place on middle rack
Bake for 45 minutes.
Wait until cool enough to handle to open tin foil
It should be a buttery soft consistency
Cooking edamame Instructions:
Add frozen edamame into boiling salted water and cook for 2 to 4 minutes over high heat until it comes to a second boil. Drain the edamame. Add salt and serve in desired way.
Instructions for preparing dish:
Serve roasted garlic squeezed on top of edamame, drizzle with butter or olive oil, sprinkle salt and a squeeze of lemon.
You will love it!
My newest and most favorite way is basically the same, but add purple onion, and fresh mint to the mix of butter, salt and lemon! We tried it with basil, which was good, but mint takes home the gold metal.
The mint adds a punch of brightness to the overall dish and the onion creates a whole added element of robust. It was finger licking amazing. Basically I wanted to pick up the plate and lick it gone, but my man “Riggins” basically fights me over it and soaks up the last of the drippings with his bread. ‘Riggin’s’, it’s a good thing you are so dang cute!
Second and Third Variations : Salted Edamame with Roated Garlic and Herbs (mint or basil)
Ingredients
1 head of garlic (roasted) (see recipe below)
1 pound edamame (see cooking instructions below)
2-4 tablespoons of melted butter or olive oil (depending on preference)
1/4 cup finely diced red onion
¼ cup chopped mint (or basil)
Salt to taste (The more the better in this dish)
Squeeze of lemon
Roast head of garlic Instructions
Pre-heat oven to 350 Degrees F. Bake for 45 minutes
Cut bottom of head of garlic off
Drizzle with Olive Oil (about 1 tablespoons)
Sprinkle with Salt and Pepper
Wrap in tin foil and place on middle rack
Bake for 45 minutes.
Wait until cool enough to handle to open tin foil
It should be a buttery soft consistency
Cooking edamame Instructions:
Add frozen Edamame into boiling salted water and cook for 2 to 4 minutes over high heat until it comes to a second boil. Drain the edamame. Add salt and serve in desired way.
Instructions for preparing dish:
Mix melted butter (or olive oil), mint (or basil), red onion, salt, and lemon and drizzle over or toss edamame in the mixture.
Put on a serving plate and serve with the roasted garlic.
Squeeze roasted garlic on top of edamame once ready to eat.
Soak up the drippings with bread!
Enjoy!
- Second and Third Variations : Salted Edamame with Roated Garlic and Herbs (mint or basil)
- 1 head of garlic (roasted) (see recipe below)
- 1 pound edamame (see cooking instructions below)
- 2-4 tablespoons of melted butter or olive oil (depending on preference)
- ¼ cup finely diced red onion
- ¼ cup chopped mint (or basil)
- Salt to taste (The more the better in this dish)
- Squeeze of lemon
- Roast head of garlic Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 350 Degrees F. Bake for 45 minutes
- Cut bottom of head of garlic off
- Drizzle with Olive Oil (about 1 tablespoons)
- Sprinkle with Salt and Pepper
- Wrap in tin foil and place on middle rack
- Bake for 45 minutes.
- Wait until cool enough to handle to open tin foil
- It should be a buttery soft consistency
- Cooking edamame Instructions:
- Add frozen Edamame into boiling salted water and cook for 2 to 4 minutes over high heat until it comes to a second boil. Drain the edamame. Add salt and serve in desired way.
- Instructions for preparing dish:
- Mix melted butter (or olive oil), mint (or basil), red onion, salt, and lemon and drizzle over or toss edamame in the mixture.
- Put on a serving plate and serve with the roasted garlic.
- Squeeze roasted garlic on top of edamame once ready to eat.
- Soak up the drippings with bread!
- Enjoy!
http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/37/411677/restaurant/Hawaii/North-Shore/Ola-Turtle-Bay-Resort-Kahuku
Yes! I will make it and report back. I’ve never had Edamame before and I can’t wait to try it!
I am going to try that edamame recipe tonight! I was planning on going to Chapters bookstore after–but the browsers there may not appreciate my garlic breath! Any remedy for that?
I did some research for ya and I found some suggestions (which I will be using myself because I really like garlic).
Eat a sprig of fresh parsley after a meal that contains garlic. Parsley is an herb that naturally kills bacteria in your mouth, protecting your teeth and gums and helping to prevent garlic breath. You can also add parsley to the meal itself, but it is best to chop the parsley and add it close to the end of cooking, so that the herb remains as fresh and potent as possible.
Chew fresh cardamom seeds for a severe case of garlic breath. Cardamom is in the ginger family and has a very strong taste and odor; however, most people find the taste and smell to be more pleasant than garlic. Cardamom has been used as a natural remedy for centuries to treat gum, tooth and mouth problems, killing the bacteria that causes bad breath.
I hope this works! I will try it out too! How did you like the edamame?
One of the many reasons Cardamom is so awesome… and in our name!