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How to Lightly Cook Delicate Vegetables

Blanching—boiling briefly before plunging into an ice bath—is the standard method used to cook vegetables that have a tendency to lose their color and texture if you expose them to heat for too long. But even a quick boil can be too much for certain delicate plant parts, and that’s when cookbook author Abra Berens turns to faux-blanching.