Edamame Salad without mint pasta

1 cup edamame , shelled, cooked and cooled 2 cups cooked shrimp, chopped (I used small whole shrimp) (optional) 1 (19 ounce) can cannellini beans , drained[...]

12 ounces green soybeans (Edamame) 1 cup grape tomatoes , cut in half 1 cup celery , diced 1 cup cucumber , peeled and diced 1 cup sweet bell pepper , diced[...]

2 large lemons , very thinly sliced (preferably on a mandoline) 1 cup granulated sugar 1 tablespoon granulated sugar 1 1/4 lbs frozen shelled edamame , thawed[...]