Perfect Steamed Vegetables

Name: Perfect Steamed Vegetables
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Cuisine: World Cuisine
Ingredients: 1 pound vegetables; Juice of 1/2 lemon or lime; Salt and black pepper

8 steps

Prep:10minCook:30min

While you can steam your vegetables all at the same time, they all have different densities and steam at different rates. Root vegetables like potatoes, winter squash and turnips take longer to steam than lighter vegetables like summer squash and broccoli. You want each vegetable fork-tender when you’re done steaming, so you’ll want to either group like vegetables together and steam in batches, or place the vegetables requiring the most amount of time in the pot first, adding faster-cooking vegetables a few minutes later. As steaming vegetables requires no added fat, remember to add fat into your meal elsewhere, either in the form of a dressing or sauce, or with added fat elsewhere in the meal.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 10:02:53 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories151.1 kcal (8%)

Total Fat0.4 g (1%)

Carbs30.8 g (12%)

Sugars7.4 g (8%)

Protein6.6 g (13%)

Sodium467.2 mg (23%)

Fiber10.1 g (36%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

2 servings

1 poundvegetables

0.5lemon

juice of, or lime

salt

black pepper

Instructions

Step 1

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Step 2

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Step 3

Prepare each vegetable by peeling, trimming, and cutting into uniform size, if necessary. (Refer to the chart for recommendations.)

TO STEAM IN THE OVEN:

Step 4

Preheat the oven to 350F. Bring 2 cups water to a boil in a small pan, an electric kettle or a microwave. Place the vegetables in a microwave dish large enough to easily accommodate them- you don’t want your vegetables stacked to the very top. Make sure the dish has a well fitting lid.

Step 5

Add 1 inch of the boiling water to the bottom of the dish. Add the vegetables, cover, and place in the oven and steam until fork-tender. (Refer to the chart for general time guidelines.) Check the vegetables often by tasting- if using a mix of vegetables, check only the heartiest ingredients.

Step 6

Toss with your favorite dressing or sauce, seasoning with olive oil, or a squeeze of lemon or lime juice and a sprinkling of ale and pepper. Serve warm.

TO STEAM ON THE STOVETOP:

Step 7

Bring 2 cups of water to boil in a large pot. Place a colander or steamer inside the pot. Add the vegetables, cover, and steam until fork tender. (Refer to the chart for general time guidelines) Check the vegetables often by tasting.

Step 8

Toss with your favorite dressing or sauce, seasoning with olive oil, or a squeeze of lemon or lime juice and a sprinkling of ale and pepper. Serve warm.

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