My daughter is obsessed with anything Japanese. She adores Anime Cartoons and lucky for her, she inherited her Great Uncles’ ( Tom and Charlie Byrne ) animation skills and wants to be an animator and game designer one day. Hence, I can convince her to eat anything Japanese (Sushi and even Sashimi).In the South Bay of Los Angeles where we live, we frequent Sushi restaurants in the area and most serve Edamame (whole soy beans) either just with coarse salt or in a spicy, simple broth that is such an easy recipe to recreate at home. It’s also a great after-school snack. Many soybean products now have GMOs but you can find non-GMO soybeans in markets like Whole Foods.

Spicy Edamame – One of my daughter’s favorites. So easy to recreate at home!

• 1 package Fresh or frozen Edamame (non-GMO brand Wildwood at Whole Foods).
• 1-2 Tablespoons Soy Sauce (or Tamari which is gluten free).
• 1 Tablespoon Sesame Oil
• Pinch to 1 teaspoon Chili Flakes
• 1/2 Teaspoon Garlic Salt (or fresh, chopped Garlic).

If frozen, rinse Edamame in cool water in a colander until defrosted.

Place Edamame in a tossing bowl, add the additional ingredients and toss.

Serve chilled or if you’d like, heat the ingredients in the microwave for 10 seconds, toss and serve a little warm.

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