The Labor Day Weekend is in full force and that means picnics and parties for many of us!!  I am always looking for sneaky ways to show people what clean food tastes like without it looking like a diet dish!!!  One of my challengers forwarded me this recipe and I just couldn’t wait to try it!  I had plenty of fresh tomatos and basil from my garden so I didn’t even have to buy them at the grocery store!!!

Amazingly good salad!

This salad was bursting with flavor and it was gorgeous!!!

Ingredients:

• 3 tbsp olive oil
• 2 tbsp red wine vinegar, or to taste
• 1 tbsp water
• 1 clove of garlic, minced
• 3/4 tsp table salt
• 1/4 tsp black pepper
• 1 pound edamame (shelled) cooked
• 10 medium plum tomatoes seeded and chopped
• 1/2 cup basil, fresh, cut into ribbons
• 1 small uncooked red onion finely sliced
• 1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese

Instructions:
To make dressing, in a small bowl, combine oil, vinegar, water, garlic, salt and pepper, set aside.
In a large serving bowl, combine edamame, tomatoes, basil and onion; toss with dressing and sprinkle with cheese.  Yields about 1 cup per serving.