Best Veg

In my humble opinion, this is the best way to prepare vegetables.  It saves all the nutrients, brings out the flavour, and can be made ahead of time, served hot or cold.  This works best with green beans, asparagus, sugar snap peas, but can be done with virtually any vegetable.

First bring a large pot of water to a rolling boil.  Fill a large bowl with ice and cold water.  Add the vegetables to the pot, blanching for one or two minutes.  Next, fish the veggies out with a slotted spoon or strainer and shock them in the ice water to stop the cooking.  Drain them and either sauté them, eat them, or set on paper towels and refrigerate.

If made ahead, you can microwave them or sauté them.  I usually add some grated garlic and salt and pepper.  Or you can toss them in a vinaigrette as below:

Recipe:  Vinaigrette

Balsamic vinegar
Spicy mustard
1 clove garlic
finely chopped shallots
salt & pepper
fresh squeezed lime or lemon juice
finely chopped fresh thyme