quick and easy side dish

Looking for a quick and easy side dish? Here’s the quickest way to add colorful veggies to your plate: the ultimate sautéed veggie recipe!

Traditional sautéing of vegetables often goes wrong: the result is mushy or completely bland. So why don’t we do a complete redesign?

have beautiful color

These sautéed veggies have beautiful color, rich flavor, and crunchy texture: the perfect easy healthy side dish!

Sautéing is one of the fastest ways to cook vegetables. The word comes from the French word “jump,” which refers to the need to

constantly stir or turn the pot throughout the cooking process. When frying, you need a good pan and fat, usually olive oil or butter.

Searing browns the outside of the food, creating a complex flavor. This is called the Maillard reaction, the scientific term for browning of food.

Here are the basic steps for sautéing vegetables and the approximate time for each type of vegetable:

Cut vegetables into bite-size pieces.

Add olive oil to a large skillet and heat over medium heat.

Add the vegetables and cook, stirring frequently, until tender. Use the following approximate schedule:

Frozen peas: 2 minutes

Leafy greens (kale, spinach): 3 minutes

Mushrooms: 7 minutes

Broccoli, asparagus: 8 minutes

Cauliflower, onions: 10 minutes

Chili: 10 to 12 minutes

Carrots: 12 minutes

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