Name: Easy Edamame Salad
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 (12-ounce bag) blanched shelled edamame (I buy frozen); 1/2 cup dried cranberries or dried cherries, more as desired; 1/2 cup crumbled feta; 2 tablespoons good-quality extra virgin olive oil; 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt; 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper; 1/4 teaspoon garlic granules; 1/4 cup sliced or slivered almonds (optional); 2 tablespoons fresh basil or mint for garnish (optional)

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Easy Edamame Salad

This Easy Edamame Salad is a must-make for a healthy quick side dish! With protein-packed edamame, cherries, and feta, this easy-to-make salad will be on repeat this summer! It comes together in a pinch, is budget-friendly, and made with minimal ingredients, so it’s great for any get together or weeknight side.

Edamame Salad with Feta and Cherries

For years my mother-in-law has been serving up a similar edamame salad at family gatherings. It such a refreshing and simple side dish! The edamame pairs so well with the tangy feta and sweet cherries or cranberries. It tastes as fresh as it looks and is the perfect dish to serve as a side or even as a light dinner. She generally throws it together with no real recipe, so I thought it was time to whip one up for you!

What’s in it?

Shelled Edamame (I buy frozen and cook as directed on the stove-top)
Dried Cranberries or Dried Cherries
Feta Cheese
Olive Oil
Salt + Pepper + Garlic Powder/Granules
Slivered Almonds (optional, but adds a great crunch)
Fresh Herbs (if you have them!)

What to Know About Edamame

Edamame is an immature soybean, harvested when it’s still green. While they can be found still in their pod, the most common way to find them in the grocery store is in the frozen section. Frozen edamame are shelled, and blanched. It’s fine to use frozen edamame for this recipe, but do take care to look for Non-GMO, if possible.

Most soy in this country is grown from genetically modified seed, and because we just don’t know the true side-effects of consuming GMO crops, it’s best to avoid it. Non-GMO edamame will be labeled as such!

How long will this salad keep?

This salad as made is best served the day it is made. But if you’d like to keep it longer, or use for meal prep you can make the salad up to 3 days ahead of time.

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