Edamame and Pear Crostini

Ingredients

• Edamame

  Frozen, unprepared

  2 cup or 236g

• Olive oil

  Salad or cooking

  3 tbsp or 41g

• Spearmint

  Fresh

  1 cup or 91g

• Parmesan cheese

  Shredded

  ½ cup or 40g

• Salt

  Table

  ½ tsp or 3g

• Pepper

  Spices, black

  ¼ tsp or 0.5g

• Pears

  Raw

  1 medium or 178g

• Sourdough bread

  French or vienna

  6 slice, large or 576g

Directions

1. Boil edamame in salted water for about 8 minutes. Remove beans with a slotted spoon and place in ice water for a couple minutes to cool, then drain.
2. Set aside 1/4 cup of the whole edamame and place the remaining edamame in a food processor or blender and process until coarsely chopped.
3. In a separate bowl, combine mashed edamame with the whole edamame, three tablespoons olive oil, chopped mint, cheese, salt, and pepper.
4. Toast bread. Top each slice with some of the edamame mixture, garnish with chopped pears, and serve.