Preparation Time: 30 minutes
Number of Servings: 4
Cups of Fruits and Vegetables Per Person: 1.00

Ingredients:
4 artichokes (medium size), cooked
1/2 cup sun-dried tomatoes (not oil-packed)
1 eggplant (small), peeled and diced

Preparation Time: 10 minutes
Number of Servings: 4
Cups of Fruits and Vegetables Per Person: 1.00

Ingredients:
4 cups small cauliflower florets
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 tsp olive oil

Preparation Time: 10 minutes
Number of Servings: 8
Cups of Fruits and Vegetables Per Person: 0.50

Ingredients:
4 cups broccoli florets
1/2 tsp garlic, minced
1 Tbsp shallots, minced

Preparation Time: 45 minutes
Number of Servings: 4
Cups of Fruits and Vegetables Per Person: 0.50

Ingredients:
2 medium parsnips or rutabagas, peeled and cut in 3/4″ x 1/4″ strips
2 medium carrots, peeled and cut in 3/4″ x 1/4″ strips
1 tsp olive oil

Edamame are baby soybeans which are picked when young and tender before the soybeans inside are fully mature. They are steamed or boiled and usually eaten as an appetizer or snack.
You’ll find them in Japanese and Asian restaurants where they are usually served salted and at room temperature. Typically, you eat the beans inside and discard the pods. Check your grocery or specialty foods store – they can sometimes be found in the frozen foods aisle.
In Chinese, young soybeans in the pod are known as maodoujia which …