This steamed and blanched green vegetables recipe is an all year round recipe with a tasty tahini sauce. The vegetables are as croquant as in a Michelin start restaurant. And the tahini sauce is the cherry on the cake. In winter you can eat those green vegetables as a warm dish and during summer like now, you can enjoy it cold. You can have it as a main dish or as a side dish, you pick.

This green vegetables recipe is packed with flavors (and beautiful colors) that mixes steamed or blanched broccoli, snow peas, green peas and asparagus. This way to cook make them deliciously croquant (as we use to say in French) and it will help to keep all the vitamins and benefits of the green vegetables. It is so tasty.

Then I flavor it with coriander leaves and sesame seeds for the crunch.

And finally, I pour over it a tasty tahini dressing that goes along perfectly with it.

Don’t you like broccoli ? Go for romanesco cauliflower.

Do you want to swap the snow peas? Go for some green or purple (long) beans.

Is steaming boring?

You can be creative and steam any vegetables (green or not) to be tender and moist.

I always use to steam my broccoli. It’s so savory to enjoy the taste of this pure beauty. Steaming is a treasure. First it does not use any fat. And it produces tender and colorful vegetables. It is usually very fast in time.

Great Chefs all over the world are steaming their vegetables for those precise reasons. The steaming should not be too long (5 minutes maximum). You want your broccoli to be tender only.

I even like to steam while doing a plant-based sauce, take for example my white sauce. The cauliflower behind this delicious pasta sauce is steamed, no less, no more.

What is blanching in cooking? Does it worth it ?

Again it is something that is in my family : we blanch asparagus, snow peas, green peas or leek. They will be bright and croquant.

Blanching is another way to cook your vegetables (versus steaming). To make it simple it is the act of boiling a vegetable for a certain time and immediately cooling it off over a bowl of cold water and ice cubes. It keeps the bright color of the vegetables, remove some bitterness. It is short in time and it’s fat free.

At least, this green vegetables recipe is definitely one of the BEST way to eat your green and reconnect with their true flavors.

Top Tip about broccoli

Broccoli – this verdant vegetable is a powerhouse of nutrients. It looks to benefit digestion, the cardiovascular system and the immune system, and to have anti-inflammatory properties.

Plus, it is low in sodium and calories like this steamed vegetables recipe.

A top tip is to never over boil the broccoli otherwise it will lose all its benefits. Steaming for up to 15 minutes (I always steam them 5 min maximum), microwaving for up to three minutes and stir-frying for up to five minutes is the best for keeping its benefits.

Healthy green vegetables recipe and…

Bright green, fresh and croquant, savory !

If you make it

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Feel free to ask me any question or leave me a comment (reply) below the recipe, I will be thrilled to reply to you.

Healthy greetings from Laetitia