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I’m sharing a pasta recipe I found in the June 2012 issue of ShopSmart magazine. I’ve found myself making it over and over again as it’s quick to put together and so satisfying. If you like tangy salads, you must try this recipe!
The recipe calls for edamame, one of my favorite beans. You may recall that this bean made the list of bargain foods that are also healthy. I love making all sorts of salads during the summer months as they don’t require much heat. Want quick and easy meals? Try my chicken salad recipe and quinoa tabbouleh recipe.
Ingredients
8 ounces whole wheat cavatappi pasta
1 1/2 cups shelled edamame
1/4 cup chopped parsley
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
2 ounces low-fat, crumbled feta cheese
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
Directions
- Prepare pasta following the boxes instructions. Note, you can use any type of pasta, but I like cavatappi because of it’s fun shape.
- Drain the pasta and run under cold water.
- In a large bowl, combine the edamame (I buy it cooked and frozen from TJs.), parsley, olive oil, lemon juice and lemon peel. Add the pasta along with salt and pepper. (You can also add chopped green onion. I’m not a fan so I skip this ingredient.)
- Once everything is combined, fold in the tomatoes.
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Welcome to Bargain Babe! I’m Mara, and I’m so glad you’re here. I am an obsessive bargain hunter and penny pincher, and I am determined to live a full life without EVER paying full price. 
FYI ~ Edamame must be cooked before being eaten! Minimum 3-5 minutes, either in or out of the shell. Trader Joe’s has something called soyccatash in the freezer section which uses edamames in place of lima beans. Very tasty. That would be a nice variation on BB’s recipe.
@EllieD ~ Interesting that you, too, have assumed this is BB’s recipe. During her maternity leave, of which I was kind off unconscious, I thought she was still contributing whenever the post had no byline. But it usually turned out to be Yasmin. I was surprised because when Julia first started having “guest” posters, I thought she had said they would be identified via byline.
Anyway, when I saw this post, I found myself wondering again who wrote it. Is there a reason you think it is BB? Obviously, it could be because she’s baack.
I thought the writing sounded more like what BB would say. Plus, I didn’t click on the two other suggested recipes, as I wasn’t interested at the time, but focused on the salad, which whet my appetite. And you’re right… there’s no attribution to Yazmin on the salad post. I don’t think we’re that unaware… at least, not most of the time! LOL
@EllieD ~ I am not accustomed to you not responding to the recipes in the blog. 🙂
@Diane ~ LOL!!!!! I FW’d the salad recipe to several pals I knew would like it as well. I got the needed ingredients at the market yesterday and plan to make it tomorrow. And I’ve since looked at the other recipes, both of which are attributed to Yazmin. Hope all is well with you. If you live in L.A., I’m sure you could have done with much less heat and humidity recently!!! And isn’t baby Lucy just precious?!?