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VEGETABLE
PREPARATION
DIRECTIONS
Peas
edible pod – snow
peas or sugar snap,
12 ounces (340 g)
Remove strings,
trim tips and tops.
Wash.
Place in casserole/baking dish with 3
tablespoons (45 ml) water. Cover. Microwave
on High (PL-10) for 3 to 5 minutes until crisp/
tender, stirring once during cooking.
Peas, green
3 cups (750 ml) fresh
(from about 2 pounds
[1 kg] in pods)
Shell and rinse.
Place in casserole/baking dish with 2 to 3
tablespoons (30 to 45 ml) water. Microwave
on High (PL-10) for 5 to 8 minutes, until
tender or done to taste.
Rutabagas
(Yellow, waxy turnips
or Swedes), 1 pound
(500 g)
Wash and peel. Cut
into ½-inch (2 ml)
cubes.
Place in casserole/baking dish with 3
tablespoons (45 ml) water. Cover. Microwave
on High (PL-10) for 10 to 14 minutes, stirring
2 or 3 times during cooking.
Spinach
1 pound (500 g)
Wash and drain,
remove stems.
Place in casserole/baking dish with 1
tablespoon (15 ml) water. Cover. Microwave
on High (PL-10) for 3 to 6 minutes, stirring
once during cooking.
Squash
Acorn, delicate, golden
nugget, kabocha,
sweet dumpling,
1 to 1½ pound (500g
to 750 g)
Cut thin slice from
root end/base.
Wash. Cut into
quarters lengthwise
or cut into ½-inch
(2 ml) slices.
Place squash halves, cut side down in
casserole/baking dish with ¼ cup (50 ml)
water. Cover. Microwave on High (PL-10) for
8 to 12 minutes, until tender when tested
with a knife. Let stand 3 minutes before
turning over.
Squash
Banana, buttercup,
butternut, hubbard,
turban
Wash and halve
lengthwise, remove
seeds and stem.
Butternut squash
can also be peeled
and cubed or sliced.
Place squash halves, cut side down in
casserole/baking dish with ¼ cup (50 ml)
water. Cover. Microwave on High (PL-10) for
10 to 14 minutes, until tender when tested
with a knife. Let stand 3 minutes before
turning over.
For cube/sliced butternut squash, place in
casserole/baking dish with 3 tablespoons
(45 ml) water. Cover. Microwave on High
(PL-10) for 5 to 9 minutes, until tender.
Squash
Zucchini, summer,
yellow crookneck,
1 pound (500 g)
Wash, trim and
discard stem and
blossom ends. Cut
into ¼-inch (0.6 cm)
slices.
Place in casserole/baking dish with 2
tablespoons (30 ml) water. Cover. Microwave
on High (PL-10) for 4 to 7 minutes, stirring
once during cooking.
Squash
Spaghetti (one squash,
about 2½ to 3 pounds
[1.1 kg to 1.5 kg])
Wash, halve
lengthwise – remove
and discard seeds.
Place squash halves, cut side down in
baking dish with ¼ cup (50 ml) water. Cover.
Microwave on High (PL-10) for 16-21
minutes, until tender. Let rest 3 minutes
before using.
Sweet Potatoes
1 pound (500 ml)
Wash and peel, cut
into quarters or
cubes.
Place in casserole/baking dish with 2
tablespoons (30 ml) water. Cover. Microwave
on High (PL-10) for 9 to 12 minutes, until
tender, stirring once during cooking.
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