Blanching also preserves flavor, as though pressing the pause button on the aging process. For example, peas start to lose their sweetness as soon as they’re picked, so it’s b ...

To make everything go faster in the skillet, you first blanch the broccoli, but not by dealing with a big pot of water first; that would defeat the purpose.

This means you can blanch a large batch and just saute the amount of spinach you want to eat each day. This not only saves time, it will save a ton of room in your vegetable drawer.

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Preparation. Step 1. Working in batches, cook greens in a large pot of boiling heavily salted water just until wilted and bright green, about 20 seconds.

In a food processor, add two peeled garlic cloves, 2-3 tablespoons toasted walnuts (or pine nuts or almonds) and ¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese.