Vegetables in the microwave

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Vegetables in the microwave

 

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Nuked by Karen Jessica & Jason

 

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The microwave oven stars when it comes to cooking vegetables. It cooks them

very quickly which means they retain their nutrients, their flavour and

their colour. If you don't want to cover the dish with plastic wrap, use a

snug fitting plate or saucer. All vegetables should be cooked on HIGH and

drained immediately after cooking.

 

Asparagus (250g)

 

Snap off woody ends and if the spears are thick, peel them with a vegetable

peeler. Place in dish with 2 tablespoons water, cover with plastic wrap and

cook about 2 minutes.

 

Broccoli and Cauliflower (250g)

 

Cut into florets, cut thick stems inot slices. Place in dish (stem end

towards edge) with 2 tablespoons water, cover with plastic wrap and cook

about 3 minutes, depending on size of florets. Allow about 10 minutes to

cook a whole cauliflower in the microwave.

 

Brussel Sprouts (250g)

 

Remove tough looking outer leaves and cut a thin slice off base. Score a

cross in base of each sprout, place in dish with 2 tablespoons water, cover

with plastic wrap and cook about 3 minutes, depending on size of sprouts.

 

Cabbage (half a cabbage)

 

Shred cabbage, place in a strainer and rinse with cold water. Place in a

dish with a knob of butter (if desired) but no extra water, cover with

plastic wrap and cook about 4 minutes or until tender.

 

Carrots (250g)

 

Cut into slices or sticks, place in dish with 2 tablespoons water, cover

with plastic wrap and cook about 3 minutes.

 

Corn (2 cobs)

 

Remove husks and silk. Wrap each cob in plastic wrap, place on microwave

turntable and cook about 5 minutes.

 

Green beans (250g)

 

Top and tail beans. Place in dish with 2 tablespoons water, cover with

plastic wrap and cook about 3 minutes for whole beans, 2-3 minutes for

sliced beans.

 

Mushrooms (250g)

 

Slice, place in dish with about a tablespoon of butter, cover with plastic

wrap and cook 1 minute. Lift plastic and stir to distribute melted butter,

cover again and cook about 1 minute.

 

Peas (250g Shelled)

 

Place in dish with 2 tablespoons water, cover with plastic wrap and cook

about 3 minutes. To cook frozen peas, place in dish with no water, cover

with plastic wrap and cook about 2 minutes.

 

Potatoes (250g)

 

Cut into quarters, (peeled or unpeeled) place in dish with 2 tablespoons

water, cover with plastic wrap and cook about 4 minutes.

 

To cook whole potato, rub with oil if desired, pierce the skin in several

places with a fork and cook about 5 minutes.

 

Pumpkin (250g)

 

Peel and cut into chunks. Place in dish with 2 tablespoons water, cover with

plastic wrap and cook about 4 minutes.

 

Silverbeet and Spinach (500g)

 

Trim and shred leaves, rinse with cold water. Place in dish with no

additional water, cover with plastic wrap and cook about 3 minutes.

 

Source:

The Australian Womens Weekly

Make it Tonight Microwave Miniature Cookbook

Australian Issue

 

 

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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 0 Calories; 0g Fat (0.0% calories

from fat); 0g Protein; 0g Carbohydrate; 0g Dietary Fiber; 0mg Cholesterol;

0mg Sodium. Exchanges: .

 

 

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