How to make mixed veges more exciting?
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| 1 | This message was deleted. ilove2deals - 2013-05-04 12:46:00 |
| 2 | don't cook them for so long and in only a little of water - they should have flavour then red2 - 2013-05-04 12:55:00 |
| 3 | Something you can do to jazz them up in an instant ... drain, put a squirt of sweet chilli sauce, a squeeze of lemon juice, and some chopped parsley (or mint, or coriander) ... give a quick mix and serve. Instantly more tasty. 2halls - 2013-05-04 12:55:00 |
| 4 | A sure fire way to get my kids to eat any and all vegies is to pour a homemade cheese sauce over them. if you have more time, put layers of different veg (even washed torn up spinach fresh from the garden, and brussles sprouts) into a baking dish. Pour over generous amount of cheese sauce (be generous with the cheese too, it needs to be full of flavor), sprinkle over breadcrumbs (or crushed chips/crisps) and a sprinkling of cheese, slow bake. I call it a vegie mornay and the kids adore it, from around 2 years of age onwards. norse_westie - 2013-05-04 13:03:00 |
| 5 | Yes I agree cheese sauce or even pasta sauce heated with the cooked veges in, on pasta with grated cheese on the top. mumstu - 2013-05-04 13:22:00 |
| 6 | Why do you need to eat them? lythande1 - 2013-05-04 15:27:00 |
| 7 | Agree with #4 roshu - 2013-05-04 15:39:00 |
| 8 | I sprinkle WW balsamic dressing over mine, also over mixed roasted veges, it's delicious! rarogal - 2013-05-04 19:25:00 |
| 9 | Second the idea for sweet chilli sauce! I make a great stir fry with those frozen veggies and some garlic, ginger, sweet chilli sauce, and soy sauce. It's very handy to make in a hurry when there is nothing else in the house or we have unexpected guests. I don't like veggies much but I'll eat them this way. Roasting is nice too, with fresh herbs and a bit of honey. daisyhill - 2013-05-04 20:10:00 |
| 10 | when you say mixed veges do you mean the frozen variety which usually consists of peas, carrot & corn/beans or fresh ones you choose to boil? ralta - 2013-05-04 20:20:00 |
| 11 | drain, mix in a teaspoon of butter, same of honey and half a teaspoon of crushed ginger, and season with salt and pepper. Those quantities can be doubled or quadrupled, depending on how many you're feeding, but maybe hold back on the crushed ginger if increasing the amounts.... This works really well with carrots by themselves, too - add a touch of finely chopped parsley as well.... autumnwinds - 2013-05-04 20:41:00 |
| 12 | I've stopped buying mixed vege (carrot pea and corn) as I have found them watery and completely tasteless. I now just buy peas and corn mix and add my own carrot when I can be bothered. smiggles15 - 2013-05-04 21:18:00 |
| 13 | Heat then on 80% power in microwave with a piece of butter. When hot..add a teaspoon of golden syrup or maple syrup and gentle stir. thewomble1 - 2013-05-06 20:53:00 |
| 14 | This message was deleted. ummok - 2013-05-06 21:01:00 |
| 15 | Cold as salad with chopped up ham, red onions or spring onions and a dollop of mayonnaise mixed through. tania007 - 2013-05-06 22:23:00 |
| 16 | Make a white sauce with about half a teaspoon of curry powder added. dwyn5 - 2013-05-06 23:42:00 |
| 17 | This message was deleted. owl32 - 2013-05-07 09:06:00 |
| 18 | This message was deleted. owl32 - 2013-05-07 09:08:00 |
| 19 | Agree with others, cook your own. Probably cheaper too. Stir fry them for a change and stir in about 1 tbl spoon of black bean sauce once they are cooked. Yum. Or toss in honey. biggles45 - 2013-05-07 09:34:00 |
| 20 | I never boil veges, they retain much more flavour when you steam them. Check your local charity shop for a steaming pot :-). If you are looking for variety, spend a few cents/dollars more and ry some other veges mixes (esp when on special). My current fave is the Mcain greens mix. teamgjt - 2013-05-08 07:21:00 |
| 21 | How to make mixed veges more exciting? sorry cannot be done, veg is horrible and should be avoided, aktow - 2013-05-08 15:02:00 |
| 22 | I just add a teaspoon of raw sugar cook them for 3min in mircowave, give them a shake, do 1 min longer and hey presto all done, not watery at all. pigletnz25 - 2013-05-09 16:58:00 |
| 23 | I do mine in the microwave - in a lidded container with just a half cup of water and steam them. Tasty :) randomprecision - 2013-05-09 17:01:00 |
| 24 | Actually if you've got the time - grow your own! Nothing like freshly harvested veges straight from the garden! Also steaming them & for NOT TOO long is good! For carrots, after they're cooked I sprinkle over a little dried basil & a knob of butter, which is yummy. Most veges shouldn't need too much salt except potatoes. You could try having a roast vege salad - small or chopped potatoes, chopped kumara, carrot, parsnip, pumpkin, red onion, capsicum, either altogether or some of these. Coat with a generous slosh of olive oil & rock salt, minced garlic, & any herbs you fancy. macandrosie - 2013-05-10 18:58:00 |
| 25 | macandrosie wrote:
Couldn't agree more. They taste so different to the ones you buy. And it really doesn't take much time once the beds are prepared the first time. I don't dig, just a light hoe to keep weeds down about once a month, and maybe an hour or so sowing seed and/or planting seedlings two or three times a year. biggles45 - 2013-05-10 19:10:00 |
| 26 | Agree with peas n corn only ( baby or supersweet). In microwave. They are always tasty and quick when you can't be bothered cutting stuff up. We prefer raw carrots by far. wendalls - 2013-05-10 23:28:00 |
| 27 | for the garden fresh veg bounty bev00 - 2014-05-10 23:05:00 |
| 28 | I think mixed frozen vege are good as a standby only, and for those times you mix them into a cottage pie or similar that way they don't taste like water, or try stir-frying them motorbo - 2014-05-11 08:41:00 |
| 29 | chopped onion, and the white or cheese sauce IF I have to have them nabbed - 2014-05-11 09:23:00 |
| 30 | Microwave, covered, with no water. A little salt, if you must, after they're cooked. punkinthefirst - 2014-05-11 13:11:00 |
| 31 | This message was deleted. kindajojo - 2014-05-11 18:19:00 |
| 32 | tetrinetsshimmy wrote: sarahb5 - 2014-05-11 19:49:00 |
| 33 | This message was deleted. kindajojo - 2014-05-11 20:31:00 |
| 34 | kindajojo wrote: sarahb5 - 2014-05-11 20:39:00 |
| 35 | lythande1 wrote:
$4 for 1.5kg carrots? My P&S was doing carrots for $1.39 per kg. on Sat. tigra - 2014-05-12 11:42:00 |
| 36 | Get a cookbook like what's cooking chinese or something awesome ways to spice up your veges in there! Eg like cooking eggplant and mushrooms in garlic ginger and hoisin sauce and putting them into the eggplant shells. Mixing satir fries with couscous and stuffing silverbeet leaves. Thai style soups. etc go on pinterest and type in what veges you are using and get loads of ideas! katje - 2014-05-12 19:51:00 |
| 37 | I don't often cook them all in the same pan either. I cook all the veges separately. Simple/quick ways to make them more interesting....Cut carrots into sticks rather than slices (just because they look nicer JMO), when cooked toss them in butter or honey. A little mint in with peas is nice. Roast parsnips rather than boil them. Or if I am doing a roast I make up a couple tbls olive oil, with a sprinkling of salt, thyme (or mixed herbs) in it. Toss the veg/spuds in it and add to the roasting pan with no extra oil..yum. biggles45 - 2014-05-12 20:47:00 |
| 38 | saving .. bev00 - 2015-05-16 00:24:00 |
| 39 | tigra wrote: lythande1 - 2015-05-16 06:53:00 |
| 40 | If you mean frozen mixed-veg, I don't consider them fit for consumption. Those aren't proper vegetables! schnauzer11 - 2015-05-16 08:51:00 |
| 41 | My mum always eats her green veg with olive oil, lemon juice and a bit of salt (you don't need to do this if you have gravy). I did this on Thursday and is my 'go to dressing/sauce' when I came back from work (lateish) and was presented with fish, wedges and green veg. I poured over a Tbs of olive oil, squirt of lemon juice and a bit of salt and it was really nice. I think the vitamins in veg are fat soluble therefore putting something like this or butter on helps to absorb nutrients. http://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/20040727/fat-helps-vegetab Edited by village.green at 8:53 am, Sat 16 May village.green - 2015-05-16 08:52:00 |
| 42 | schnauzer11 wrote: village.green - 2015-05-16 08:55:00 |
| 43 | Sprinkle an oxo cube into the small amount of water you boil them in ...maybe ?! jbsouthland - 2015-05-16 16:38:00 |
| 44 | tania007 wrote:
I'll second that, I also add some diced potato to my salad. nauru - 2015-05-16 19:02:00 |
| 45 | I know I am going to sound like a dork to some however it is interesting reading these posts and seeing the number of people that add sugar to their veges, whether it be sugar (raw or otherwise, its just sugar - sucrose), honey (sucrose), or sweet chilli sauce (usually high in sucrose). If you want to eat sugar then go ahead however well cooked veges should be sweet enough.........esp carrots and corn etc. Adding sugar to naturally sweet foods just results in people needing sweeter things to make sweet things palatable............... Edited by awoftam at 7:05 pm, Sat 16 May awoftam - 2015-05-16 19:03:00 |
| 46 | kindajojo wrote:
Totally agree... and don't me started on why people throw them in everything like quiches, pies etc.... just nasty. karlymouse - 2015-05-16 19:42:00 |
| 47 | This message was deleted. kindajojo - 2015-05-16 20:17:00 |
| 48 | If I was forced to cook frozen mixed vegetables I would plunge them into boiling salted water, allow to return to a boil then drain well, whizz to a purée with a stick blender or food processor adding a lot of good quality butter, plenty of salt and pepper. Some freshly grated Parmesan would help. davidt4 - 2015-05-16 20:50:00 |
| 49 | awoftam wrote:
Maybe people who eat a lot of processed foods get a taste for the sugar that's added to most convenience foods. Did you watch the episode of MKR in which the Texans cooked? They made a side dish of green beans with bacon which sounded nice, but I looked up the recipe and it included two tablespoons of sugar ! davidt4 - 2015-05-16 20:54:00 |
| 50 | davidt4 wrote:
For sure, they definitely do, and sucrose is actually addictive. Food manufacturers also use it now as a 'filler' because it is so cheap. The fact is we don't need it, and it is literally killing us. I didn't see the MKR you speak of, but it doesn't surprise me, sadly. Edited by awoftam at 9:28 pm, Sat 16 May awoftam - 2015-05-16 21:26:00 |
