Not exact matches
Chop raw, or
steam / stir - fry / bake some
vegetables and
throw a protein on top (tofu, bean, leftover veggie - burgers etc).
Simply
steam or soften the
vegetables and then
throw them in a food processor or otherwise pulverize them.
Since I can never get enough of roast
vegetables, I thought I would roast some carrots and butternut for their colour, vitamins and crunch (the carrots at least), lightly
steam some thin green beans — ditto vitamins, colour and crunch,
throw in a few kalamata olives and low fat feta and scatter over some finely chopped spring onion and a couple of handfuls of toasted pumpkin seeds.
It cooks so quickly and is no mess, no fuss, and while it's baking away you can
throw together a quick salad, make some rice or
steam some
vegetables for the sides.
When it comes to
vegetables like carrots and greens, just cut them into small pieces,
steam them for a short time, then
throw them in the blender with some of the cooking water and puree them.
I
steam «Normandy
vegetables» from Costco which is broccoli, cauliflower, carrots and yellow peppers (I
throw out the yellow peppers since they're a nightshade).
Throwing a ton of
vegetables, fruit, etc. into a Vitamix and pureeing it all is not nearly as good for you as eating the constituent parts as «real food» (whether raw or
steamed).
Nine times out of 10 I come home and my main dish is already made and I just have to
throw rice in the rice cooker,
steam a few
vegetables or make a quick salad to accompany it.