Vegetables
should be covered with a standard microwave cover or a paper
bag with a slit on top so the steam can escape.
Add
2 tablespoons water, salt and pepper to taste, and 1 tablespoon vegetable
oil or butter to the vegetables.
- Asparagus spears 6–7 minutes
- Broccoli florettes 6–7 minutes
- Baby carrots 7 minutes
- Cauliflower florets 5 minutes
- Corn on the cob:
1 ear: 4½ minutes
2 ears: 6 minutes
4 ears: 11 minutes
- Whole kernel corn 5 minutes
- Green beans 6–7 minutes
- Mixed vegetables 5–5½ minutes
- Peas 3½ minutes
- Peas and carrots 4–5 minutes
- Spinach, chopped 5–5½ minutes