Vegetable puree is good for health, it has many vitamins and minerals. Most vegetables are suitable for preparing mashed potatoes: zucchini, potatoes, carrots, mushrooms, beans, cauliflower and cabbage, pumpkin, eggplant, celery, peas, leeks and even ordinary onions.
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Instruction manual
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The principle of preparing a dish such as mashed potatoes is approximately the following: vegetables are cooked until cooked or steamed, as an option, you can bake directly in the peel in the oven, then grind them, add cream or milk, butter or vegetable oil, spices, salt to taste.
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Zucchini puree
This vegetable is rich in vitamin A and C, magnesium and potassium. You need to choose young zucchini - preferably without seeds. Peel the vegetable and cut it finely, it can be boiled directly in milk, so that it almost covers the whole zucchini. Bring to a boil over low heat and cook until completely softened. If you conceived the dish as a dessert, then you can add sugar or honey as desired. Grind the resulting composition well with a blender - the mashed potatoes are ready.
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Pumpkin puree
Pumpkin is a very healthy vegetable, it contains a lot of vitamin D and carotene. You can bake a pumpkin, so all natural sweetness will remain in it. Pumpkin puree is often prepared as a dessert, adding spices and sugar. If the mashed potatoes are too thick after grinding, you can add cream to it.
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Carrot puree
Carrots are known to all as a source of carotene. Mashed potatoes are very useful for improving vision. The sweet taste of this vegetable is very popular with both children and adults. Peel the vegetable and boil it until tender in a small amount of water. You can already add sugar or honey during cooking, then the puree will acquire a caramel flavor. Grind with a blender and add oil or sour cream, because it is in combination with animal fats that carotene and vitamins contained in the vegetable are best absorbed.
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Cauliflower puree
Many vitamins and minerals contain cauliflower and its variety of broccoli. Before cooking, the vegetable should be washed under a stream of hot water, as often in it you can not notice small parasites. Cauliflower is boiled in a large amount of water until tender, after which it is taken out with a slotted spoon and allowed to drain the broth completely. Grind this puree with boiled milk and add spices.
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There are some tips for making any kind of vegetable puree. Firstly, it is better to cook such a dish immediately before use and in a small amount so as not to be stored in the refrigerator. Secondly, if the farm does not have a blender, then you can use a small sieve. Thirdly, before cooking, you need to wash any vegetable well, you can even pour over with boiling water. Fourthly, there is more vitamins in mashed potatoes if the vegetables are baked or steamed.
