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Three white bowls filled with steamed broccoli, yellow cauliflower, and yellow bell pepper slices on a light tablecloth.

Healthy Steamed Seasonal Vegetables with Lemon Vinaigrette

Try steamed seasonal vegetables with a bright lemon vinaigrette that enhances flavor without losing nutrients. Use cauliflower, broccoli, peppers or any mix you like; Thermador’s Steam mode cooks evenly while preserving color, texture and vitamins. Ready in about 20–30 minutes, it’s a healthy, versatile side or light main for weeknight meals.

Ingredients

4 servings:

1 medium head Cauliflower or Romanesco

1/4 pound of Broccoli or Broccolini

2 medium Bell Peppers or any Vegetable combination of your choice

For the vinaigrette:

1/4 cup (60ml) Olive Oil

Zest 1 medium Lemon

Juice of 1 medium Lemon

1/4 teaspoon Kosher or Sea Salt, or more to taste

Fresh ground Black Pepper, to taste

Instructions

Step 1

Wash and prepare vegetables. When selecting vegetables, try to choose vegetables that have similar firmness and texture so that they all cook evenly at the same cooking time.

Step 2

Cut vegetables into bite sized pieces or your choice of serving sized-pieces. Cooking times will vary depending on how thick you cut the vegetables. Check doneness of vegetables occasionally.

Step 3

Put Steam Oven on Steam Mode at 212 degrees F.

Step 4

Place vegetables in Full-Size Cooking Pan.

Step 5

Steam vegetables for about 10 minutes or until cooked to your preferred tenderness.

Step 6

In medium bowl, whisk together all vinaigrette ingredients.

Step 7

Toss vinaigrette with vegetables and serve.