Name: Warm glass noodles and edamame beans
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 2 tbsp palm sugar; 2 tbsp grated galangal or fresh root ginger; 2 tsp seedless tamarind pulp or paste; 1 tsp tamari soy sauce; 1 tsp fine sea salt; 3 tbsp sesame seeds, toasted; salt to taste (optional); 3 spring onions, thinly sliced (including the green parts); 1 fresh red chilli, finely chopped; 3 tbsp chopped coriander, plus a few whole leaves to garnish; 3 tbsp shredded fresh mint; 200 g glass (cellophane) noodles; 2 tbsp sunflower oil; 3 garlic cloves, crushed; 300 g podded cooked edamame beans; juice of 4 limes; 3 tbsp groundnut oil

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Plenty

By Yotam Ottolenghi

Published 2010

About

Until recently edamame beans, which are similar to broad beans but harder and nuttier, were only available here in Japanese restaurants. Now, with their health benefits celebrated everywhere (they are full of protein, Omega-3 fatty acids, vitamin A and more), these young soya beans are widely available, whether frozen and podded, cooked or raw. They are even grown in the UK.

Edamame fit well in most salads and in warm dishes. This one makes a refreshing light meal. You can upgrade i