Summer Fresh Succotash Salad

Thursday night I attended a little informal get-together with some high school girlfriends {many of which you may recall from my PC Spring Break post}. Everyone brought a dish to snack on and a bottle of wine, along with kiddos for a little playdate.




I was uber-proud of my recipe that I just made up on the fly. Okay it is loosely based on a salad that Fresh Market carries at their pre-made gourmet deli counter, but I can't seem to find a recipe similar enough to it...so I made one up. I highly recommend you try this light, healthy and delicious Summer Fresh Succotash Salad for your next gathering {or meal}.

Succotash (from Narragansett msíckquatash, "boiled corn kernels"[1]) is a food dish consisting primarily of corn and lima beans or other shell beans.[1] Other ingredients may be added including tomatoes[2] and green or sweet red peppers.[3] Because of the relatively inexpensive and more readily available ingredients, the dish was popular during the Great Depression in the United States.

There are 3 main ingredients and the rest can be left up to your own taste buds to jazz it up to your liking. All measurements are approximations.

One bag of frozen, shelled edamame, thawed

Half bag of frozen corn, thawed

One 14 oz. can of diced tomatoes, drained

Summer Fresh Succotash Salad

1 (12 oz) bag of frozen shelled edamame, thawed

6 oz. frozen corn kernels, thawed

1 (14 oz) can of diced tomatoes, drained
1/2 cup of red onion, diced
1/4 cup of chopped green onions
1-2 Tbsp. of cilantro
Juice of 1 fresh squeezed lime
Juice of 1/2 fresh squeezed lemon
2 Tbsp. of olive oil
1 Tbsp. of vinegar
1 1/2 tsp. of kosher salt
1/2 tsp. of garlic salt
1/4 tsp. of coarse ground black pepper

Mix everything together, chill and allow to marinate about 4-6 hours.

*Shortcut hint - buy the pre-chopped red and green onions in the produce section and save time and tears!

ENJOY!