When harvest time comes around your garden may be overflowing. We certainly had this issue this fall. Even with employees, family and friends taking home a few bags of produce we still had an overflow of peppers and tomatoes.
If Preserving vegetables isn't your thing. You can always freeze most of your overflow vegetables for use later. Frozen vegetables keep their vitamins and minerals benefits and their fresh flavour. It sounds simple just freeze them, but it is best to freeze them prepared for how you plan to eat them.
"Freezing vegetables prevents sensitive vitamins and nutrients from being lost during transportation."
Blanching Vegetables
Some vegetables may need to be blanched before storing in the freezing. It is a simple extra step to help keep the nutrients of the vegetable and helps them last longer in the freezer.
Blanching is simply just boiling the vegetable for a couple minutes before lay them out to dry and then freeze.
Bring water to boil in a large pot. Once boiling add your fresh, cut vegetable for 1-3 minutes. Remove, drain and lay the vegetable out on a baking sheet to dry.
Vegetable freezing guide!
Green or Yellow Beans
Trim stem ends.
Blanch 3 minutes
Broccoli & Cauliflower
Cut into 1- to 1 1/2-inch florets.
Blanch 3 minutes
Brussels Sprouts
Remove outer leaves, trim stems. Halve small sprouts or quarter larger.
Blanch 2-3 minutes
Asparagus
Trim woody ends.
Blanch 2-3 minutes
Bell Peppers
Remove seeds and cut into pieces.
Blanch 2-3 minutes
Chard, Kale, Spinach or other leafy greens
Remove any woody stems and chop if desired.
Blanch 2-3 minutes
Zucchini or Squash
Cut into slices.
Blanch 2-3 minutes
Carrots
Peel and cut into slices or cubes.
Blanch 2 minutes
Corn
Husk corn and remove kernels.
Blanch 2 minutes
Shelling Peas, Snap Peas or Snow Peas
Remove any fibrous stems and remove shelling peas from the pod.
Blanch 1-2 minutes
Tomatoes
Remove the core.
No Need to blanch
Blackberries, Blueberries and Raspberries
Wash and pat dry
No Need to blanch
"Freezing your vegetables has you enjoying your fresh harvest long into the off season months, saves you money in the produce isle."
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