SAVORY VEGETABLE SIDES

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🥗 SAVORY VEGETABLE SIDES 🥬

📱 OVERVIEW

  • Total Time: 5 to 10 Minutes

  • Servings: 2 People

🛠️ THE KIT

  • 🍳 1 Small frying pan (for the spinach)

  • 🥣 1 Microwave-safe bowl (for the asparagus)

  • 🥄 1 Large stirring spoon

  • 🔪 1 Butter knife (round tip)

  • 🛹 1 Cutting board

  • 🧤 1 Oven mitt

🛒 THE INGREDIENTS

Choose Your Side!

  • 🧪 Celery stalks 3 long pieces (washed and dried)

  • 🧀 Cheese spread 3 tablespoons (Cheez Whiz or Pimento cheese)

  • 🥜 Peanut butter 3 tablespoons (alternative filling)

  • 🌶️ Paprika 1 small pinch

  • 🥬 Canned spinach 1 can (drained)

  • 🍎 White vinegar 1 teaspoon

  • 🤍 Sugar 1 small pinch

  • 🧪 Canned asparagus 1 tin (drained)

  • 🥛 Evaporated milk 2 tablespoons

  • 🧈 Margarine 1 teaspoon

  • 🧀 Cheddar cheese 1/4 cup (shredded)

👨‍🍳 THE METHOD

Option A: Crunchy Celery Logs 🧪

  1. 🔪 Use your Butter knife to cut the Celery stalks into 3-inch pieces (about the size of your finger).

  2. 🧀 Scoop the Cheese spread or Peanut butter and fill the hollow "valley" of the celery.

  3. 🌶️ Sprinkle a tiny bit of Paprika over the top so it looks like a fancy party snack!

Option B: Sweet & Sour Hot Spinach 🥬

  1. 🔥 Put your Small frying pan on the stove on Medium heat.

  2. 🥬 Add the drained Canned spinach. Stir for 3 Minutes until it is hot.

  3. 🍎 Pour in the White vinegar and sprinkle the Sugar.

  4. 🥄 Stir for 1 Minute more. The sugar and vinegar make the canned taste disappear!

Option C: Cheesy Asparagus Spears 🧪

  1. 🥣 Place the drained Canned asparagus in a Microwave-safe bowl.

  2. 🥛 Add the Evaporated milk, Margarine, and Cheddar cheese on top of the vegetables.

  3. ⏳ Put the bowl in the microwave for 1 Minute.

  4. 🧤 Use your Oven mitt to take the bowl out. Stir the melted cheese into a smooth sauce over the asparagus.

🛡️ SAFETY FIRST

  • 🧤 Hot Steam: When you take the Asparagus out of the microwave, hot steam will rise. Keep your face back from the bowl!

  • 🔪 Celery Strings: Celery can be tough. If it is hard to bite, ask a "kitchen helper" to peel the outside strings off with a vegetable peeler.

  • 🥬 Draining Cans: Always pour the liquid from the Spinach and Asparagus cans into the sink first. Canned vegetables taste much better when they aren't swimming in their old water!