What's an easy way to bring out the best in your green veg?

Answer 1

Cook them gently without a lid on the pan

Answer 2

Steam it until still slightly crunchy, then throw it into iced water to cool and retain all its colour and texture, then reheat it when ready to serve. Most people have a really bad habit of overcooking green veg and the older generations have been used to eating most kinds of veg that will disintegrate into a mush when touched by a fork. I work as a chef, and I am always appalled when i get a request for the side order of veg to be "Well done"! You get so many more vitamins and minerals out of it if it is cooked less! Hope this helps

Answer 3

Boiling in slightly salted water but for less time than you might think.

Better still is to steam it, again not for long, just until you achieve that firm crunchiness that says it is cooked but not soggy.

Beware stir frying green veg unless you are practiced.... easier to cook it as per the above and stir it into the finished dish before serving. Many people underestimate the heat of a wok and overestimate the amount of oil needed.

Answer 4

In order of preference, raw, steamed, boiled (but still with a crunch) There's nothing worse than over boiled veg. It tastes like flavourless mush and all the good stuffs been cooked out of it.

I love raw sugar snap peas as a snack or in a salad.

Answer 5

Let's take it you have the very best of green vegetables,wash with care,cut uniformly,steam as far as possible in a little salted water,never overcook,better slightly underdone than overdone,serve as soon as possible.Butter,pepper,cheese,the choice is yours.

Answer 6

Don't overcook them.
This way they stay crisper,retain their flavor and in most cases retain more of their nutrients.
Use herbs to add to vegetable dishes or even more diverse foodstuffs viz; carrots cooked with honey and orange juice
You can add nutmeg to Brussel Sprouts,cheese with cauliflower, fresh Basil to lettuce,
.I find chopped cooked onion makes cabbage better tasting when mixed in and peas definitely are better flavored when mint is added.

Answer 7

Green veg is best as fresh as possible.
The easiest way is to eat it raw.
Steam or microwave until just done - al dente.

Answer 8

Make sure that you add salt when cooking. I know there are a lot of salt police out there who condemn us for adding salt but i think that both meat and vegetables both improve in flavour with a dash of salt!

Answer 9

Well, to increase iron intake, you can make a citrus dressing for your spinach salad; you probably have heard that your body absorbs iron better if it's eaten with citrus. Try this salad dressing,I made it up myself: 1 c plain yogurt, juice of one or two oranges, 1 tsp cinnamon, 1 T liquid honey...it's also low in fat!

Answer 10

green vegetables are best when you eat them fresh
but if cooking: always add them into salted boiling water.
never in cold.all vitamins will be destryed
do not overcook
eat with lemon and olive oil