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Vegetables and Legumes
Place vegetables in a casserole dish. Add 2 to 3
tablespoons of water per 500 g of vegetables. Add
salt to water or add after cooking. Do not place salt
directly on vegetables. Cover dish with glass lid or
plastic wrap.
Cook on High according to time recommended in
charts. Halfway through cooking, stir, turn vegetables
over or rearrange.
Vegetables that are to be cooked whole and
unpeeled, need to be pierced to allow steam to
escape. Place vegetables on a paper towel lined
dinner plate. Allow to stand, covered, according to
the time indicated in the charts.
Cooking Fresh Vegetables By Micro Power
Cooking Fresh Vegetables by Micro Power
Vegetables should be covered and cooked on High power for best results. Weights given are trimmed weights.
VEGETABLE QUANTITY COOKING PROCEDURE
APPROX.
COOKING
TIME
(in minutes)
on High
Asparagus 250 g Covered dish with
1
⁄
4
cup water 1 to 3
Beans (fi nely sliced) 250 g Covered dish with
1
⁄
4
cup water 3 to 5
Beetroot 4 whole
(1 kg)
Covered with 1 cup water in 4-litre dish.
Stand after cooking - 5 mins.
14 to 18
Broccoli 500 g Covered dish with
1
⁄
4
cup water. 4 to 6
Brussels Sprouts 250 g Covered dish with
1
⁄
4
cup water. 4 to 6
Cabbage 500 g Shredded, with
1
⁄
4
cup water in covered dish. 5 to 7
Carrots 4 (sliced
fi nely)
250 g
With
1
⁄
4
cup water in covered dish. 5 to 6
Caulifl ower 500 g With
1
⁄
4
cup water in covered dish. 6 to 7
Celery
6 stalks (400 g)
cut in 1 cm
pieces
With
1
⁄
4
cup water in covered dish. 4 to 6
Corn 2 cobs (500 g)
4 cobs (1 kg)
Brush with melted butter and cook in covered
dish.
4 to 6
10 to 12
Eggplant 1 (500 g) Dice with
1
⁄
4
cup water in covered dish. 4 to 6
Mushrooms 250 g (sliced) Cook with 2 tablespoons butter in covered dish. 2 to 4
Onions 3 (200 g) Cut in quarters with
1
⁄
4
cup water in covered dish. 5 to 7
Peas 250 g Shell peas and place with
1
⁄
4
cup water in covered
dish.
3 to 5
Potatoes-Mashed
-Jacket
500 g
3 Med
Peeled and quartered with
1
⁄
4
cup water. Covered.
Cook uncovered on paper towel lined plate.
8 to 10
7 to 9
Pumpkin 500 g Peeled and cut into uniform pieces with
1
⁄
4
cup
water in covered dish.
7 to 9
Spinach/Silver Beef 250 g Remove stem, cut leaves into small pieces.
Cook with
1
⁄
4
cup water in covered dish.
4 to 6
Sweet Potato 500 g In serving size pieces with 2 tablespoons butter in
covered dish.
7 to 9
Turnips 500 g Peeled and sliced fi nely with
1
⁄
4
cup water in
covered dish.
6 to 8
Tomatoes 2 (300 g) Sliced and cooked covered. 2 to 4
Zucchini 500 g Cut in 2 cm pieces in covered dish. 5 to 7