I don’t eat peas. Never have liked them. Never will.

When my brother and I were very young, my father told us that someday we’d like eating peas. Not being able to fathom such an abomination, I responded that he was wrong and that I would NEVER like them. That is when he proposed a bet. If by the time each of us turned 30 we still didn’t like peas, he would pay us $50. On the other hand, if we did like peas by then, we would owe him $50.

My brother is 13 months older than I am, and therefore would hit 30 before I would. Years passed and my brother was living in the Washington D.C. area. My father, who regularly had business in D.C., met my brother for lunch. My then 28-year-old brother ordered a pea salad. One bet down.

Within days of my 30th birthday, I called my father and let him know that he owed me $50. I still didn’t like the things. It is the one vegetable I have purposefully never cooked in my house.

This recipe has a few pea pods in it. As that is mostly shell and very little pea, I could handle it. The recipe was great. I mean, how can you not love peanut sauce!

Make sure you start with the shelled edamame or you have some work ahead of you.

Ingredients for the peanut sauce. I doubled it, because I wanted to ensure there was enough.

Looks just like peanut butter.

Cooking the noodles.

And draining.

I added some cubed chicken and decided to fry up the edamame with the chicken.

Mixing it all together.

Peanut Noodles With Edamame

Prep Time: 20m | Cook Time: 20m | Makes: 4

Ingredients:

  • 3/4 pound whole-grain spaghetti
  • 1 cup frozen shelled edamame
  • 1/2 cup peanut butter
  • 3 tablespoons rice vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger
  • 1 tablespoon brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
  • 1 cup snow peas, trimmed and thinly sliced
  • 1/4 small head red cabbage, thinly sliced (about 2 cups)
  • 1/4 cup chopped salted roasted peanuts

Directions:

1. Cook the pasta according to the package directions, adding the edamame during the last 5 minutes of cooking.

2. Meanwhile, in a blender, puree the peanut butter, vinegar, soy sauce, ginger, sugar, sesame oil, and ½ cup water until smooth.

3. In a large bowl, toss the pasta with the snow peas, cabbage, and peanut dressing. Serve sprinkled with the peanuts.

Nutritional Info:

Calories 641 Fat 25g Sat Fat 4g Cholesterol 0mg Sodium 710mg Protein 30g Carbohydrate 85g Sugar 14g Fiber 17g Iron 6mg Calcium 93mg

Source: http://www.realsimple.com/m/food-recipes/browse-all-recipes/peanut-noodles-edamame-00100000084146/index.html?xid=dailyrecnews-08-06-2012

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