Steam until vegetables are tender. Microwave Directions Use a microwave-safe dish, unless directed otherwise by your recipe. For more delicate vegetables, such as spinach, you just need the water that clings to them from being rinsed. Microwave on High, unless directed otherwise by your recipe, until vegetables are tender. Stir, rearrange or turn over vegetables once or twice during cooking.
Vegetables continue to cook a short time after being microwaved.
Many vegetables call for a stand time after cooking, which completes the cooking and equalizes the temperature throughout the food. Drain vegetables before using. Microwave Directions Knowing when vegetables are done just right can mean the difference between a dish that brings you delight or disappointment. Cook vegetables such as potatoes, eggplants, peas and greens until tender. Cook other vegetables, such as asparagus, beans, bell peppers, broccoli, carrots and mushrooms, just until crisp-tender to preserve their bright color, and vitamin and mineral content.