Preheat your oven to 375 F. Using a large, sharp knife, slice
the stem end off and cut the butternut squash in half from the stem end down to the fat blossom end, or base.
Chop
stem end off of each zucchini, discard.
I trim the top and
stem ends off a pound of these beauties, then slice them in half.
Cut the thick
stem ends off the bunch of collard greens.
Preheat your oven to 400 F. Use a sharp knife to cut
the stem ends off the Brussels sprouts, and be sure to remove any loose or yellowed outer leaves.
Not exact matches
In one of our quinoa salads, we also use the
ends of the tender -
stem broccoli from our Asian broccoli salad, where the broccoli
stems were just a bit too long to fit into our takeaway boxes so we chopped them
off and added them to the quinoa.
2 Steam the bell peppers: Cut the tops
off of the bell peppers about 1/2 inch to 1 inch from the
stem end and remove the seeds.
I like to get a good hold on the
end of the
stem with my right hand, and with my left hand, apply pressure on the
stem, and quickly strip the leaves
off.
Trim the asparagus spears by snapping
off the
stem ends where they naturally bend.
With a paring knife, remove the base
off of each Brussels sprout and cut down the middle from
stem end to flower.
Start by cutting your courgettes in half and trimming
off the
ends - you can keep you the
stem on and use this to anchor into your spikes before you start - this will minimise wastage.
I quartered biggish criminis, so I just sliced the woody / dry
ends off of the
stems & threw them in with the rest of the shrooms.
Slice a bit
off the
stem end of the lemons, and then slice them in half, lengthwise, leaving about 1/2 inch at the bottom, in other words do not slice all the way through to the
end.
Take a knife or vegetable peeler and remove the tough outer layer on the
stem and slice the very
end off to do the same.
1 Cut the onions root to tip: Slice 1 / 2 - inch
off the
stem ends of the onions and the roots
off of the root
end.
* For a recipe like this I'll take a medium butternut squash, lob
off the little
stem end so it is flat, cut
off the entire neck - so, now I am dealing with a cylinder shape.
Trim any tough
ends off the
stems and thinly slice those guys.
Roughly measure the figs, cut
off the tough
stem ends.
Pick
off the leaves, or for the most part, you can grab one
end of the
stem and pull all the leaves
off at once.
Score the sides of the pomegranate peel from top to bottom, cut
off the top or
stem -
end, pull the fruit open into sections, and remove the seeds.
Prepare the dried chili peppers: slice
off the
stem ends and shake out the seeds (cut open the peppers with scissors for easier access to the seeds).
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Cut
off the
stem ends of the Brussels sprouts and pull
off any yellow outer leaves.
To remove strings from fresh peas, just snap
off the
stem end and pull string lengthwise down each pod.
1 large fennel bulb, any
stems and fronds removed, the tough root
end sliced
off and discarded, then the bulb itself chopped
Slice
off the
stem and root
ends.
Snap
off the tough
stem ends of the asparagus and discard.
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 1 cup thinly sliced leeks (white and light green parts only) 2 cloves garlic, sliced 10 ounces cremini mushrooms, quartered 3 - 4 ounces shiitake mushrooms,
stemmed and sliced 1/2 cup dry white wine, such as Sauvignon Blanc 2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme leaves 1 tablespoon chopped fresh flat - leaf parsley 2 cups vegetable broth (I recommend Imagine No - Chicken Broth) 2 to 2.5 pounds fresh fava beans, shelled, blanched and peeled 1 pound thin asparagus (woody
ends broken
off), cut into 1 - inch pieces Zest of 1 organic lemon 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
Cut a thin sliver of the blossom
end (opposite the
stem end)
off the tomatoes and quarter or halve depending on the size of the tomatoes and the desired size of pickles.
Stems the leaves
off of the rhubarb, being sure to trim at least 1/4 inch
off the
ends of rhubarb.
Using the same knife, chop the onion (however you like), remove the
stems from the broccoli, cut the carrot into slices, and chop the
end off of the bok choy and separate the leaves.
3/4 cup brown rice, cooked based on package instructions 2 - 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped Small chunk of ginger, peeled and finely chopped 1 small yellow onion, chopped to your preference 1 head of broccoli,
stems removed 2 - 3 carrots, sliced 1 baby bok choy,
ends cut
off and leaves separated 1/4 cup toasted sesame oil 1/4 cup tamari (or soy sauce)
Cut
off the
stem and root
ends of the beets.
Cut
off the
stem end on the top of the neck.
Then cut
off 1 / 4 - inch from the
stem end.
Trim the
end of the wax beans
off with the
stem.
With a paring knife, cut
off the
end of the
stem and trim the
stem and base until you reach the light green leaves.
Preheat the oven to 400F and trim the woody
stems off the
end of each asparagus spear.
it was shredded broccoli
stems (tough
ends, sides cut
off) combined with almond butter to hold together (but Ive sometimes combined white beans, or firm tofu, flax egg) and then I roll it in ground flax seeds and fry in coconut oil then serve with Braggs's liquid aminos.
Tip: Always trim
off stems and
ends before pickling veg; enzymes in both can lead to mushy pickles.
To cut up the kabocha squash for this recipe, slice 1/4»
off the
stem end and base.
For stability, slice 1/4»
off the
stem end and base of the squash.
The easiest method is to simply cut
off the very top of the chile along with the
stem, and then scrape the seeds out of the open
end.
Cut the
end stems off each collard leaf and shave down the stalk, making it the same thickness as the rest of the leaf.
Cut
off the tough
stem ends of the asparagus, rinse and place in non-reactive, shallow bowl.
Cut
off 1/2 inch from the pointy
stem end of the onion, then peel.
It took several months for me to get used to it, and I also
ended up snipping the
end off the
stem because it was poking me.
Cut the
end corners
off each quarter to ensure none of the hard
stem area is included.
To get the kids started, I twisted the chenille
stems into a diamond shape at the
end in order to make the head of the snake (and also to make sure the beads didn't fall
off).
Almost all the aspens below browse height (the height a deer can reach to eat) featured chisel - pointed
ends where deer had bitten
off the apical
stem, the dominant growth bud.