Cuisinart CMW-100C Instruction Booklet page 21

VEGETABLE
Peas
edible pod – snow
peas or sugar snap,
12 ounces (340 g)
Peas, green
3 cups (750 ml) fresh
(from about 2 pounds
[1 kg] in pods)
Rutabagas
(Yellow, waxy turnips
or Swedes), 1 pound
(500 g)
Spinach
1 pound (500 g)
Squash
Acorn, delicate, golden
nugget, kabocha,
sweet dumpling,
1 to 1½ pound (500g
to 750 g)
Squash
Banana, buttercup,
butternut, hubbard,
turban
Squash
Zucchini, summer,
yellow crookneck,
1 pound (500 g)
Squash
Spaghetti (one squash,
about 2½ to 3 pounds
[1.1 kg to 1.5 kg])
Sweet Potatoes
1 pound (500 ml)
PREPARATION
Remove strings, Place in casserole/baking dish with 3
trim tips and tops.
tablespoons (45 ml) water. Cover. Microwave
Wash.
on High (PL-10) for 3 to 5 minutes until crisp/
tender, stirring once during cooking.
Shell and rinse. Place in casserole/baking dish with 2 to 3
tablespoons (30 to 45 ml) water. Microwave
on High (PL-10) for 5 to 8 minutes, until
tender or done to taste.
Wash and peel. Cut Place in casserole/baking dish with 3
into ½-inch (2 ml)
tablespoons (45 ml) water. Cover. Microwave
cubes.
on High (PL-10) for 10 to 14 minutes, stirring
2 or 3 times during cooking.
Wash and drain, Place in casserole/baking dish with 1
remove stems.
tablespoon (15 ml) water. Cover. Microwave
on High (PL-10) for 3 to 6 minutes, stirring
once during cooking.
Cut thin slice from Place squash halves, cut side down in
root end/base.
casserole/baking dish with ¼ cup (50 ml)
Wash. Cut into
water. Cover. Microwave on High (PL-10) for
quarters lengthwise
8 to 12 minutes, until tender when tested
or cut into ½-inch
with a knife. Let stand 3 minutes before
(2 ml) slices.
turning over.
Wash and halve Place squash halves, cut side down in
lengthwise, remove
casserole/baking dish with ¼ cup (50 ml)
seeds and stem.
water. Cover. Microwave on High (PL-10) for
Butternut squash
10 to 14 minutes, until tender when tested
can also be peeled
with a knife. Let stand 3 minutes before
and cubed or sliced.
turning over.
For cube/sliced butternut squash, place in
casserole/baking dish with 3 tablespoons
(45 ml) water. Cover. Microwave on High
(PL-10) for 5 to 9 minutes, until tender.
Wash, trim and Place in casserole/baking dish with 2
discard stem and
tablespoons (30 ml) water. Cover. Microwave
blossom ends. Cut
on High (PL-10) for 4 to 7 minutes, stirring
into ¼-inch (0.6 cm)
once during cooking.
slices.
Wash, halve Place squash halves, cut side down in
lengthwise – remove
baking dish with ¼ cup (50 ml) water. Cover.
and discard seeds.
Microwave on High (PL-10) for 16-21
minutes, until tender. Let rest 3 minutes
before using.
Wash and peel, cut Place in casserole/baking dish with 2
into quarters or
tablespoons (30 ml) water. Cover. Microwave
cubes.
on High (PL-10) for 9 to 12 minutes, until
tender, stirring once during cooking.
DIRECTIONS
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