How to Measure Vegetables in Recipes
Measuring vegetables is not as easy as you may think. Any cook who has ever tried to guess how many asparagus spears equal a pound when a scale is not available knows how hard this can be. (Try stuffing a measuring cup with those pesky raw spears!) Here’s a cheat sheet to follow when faced with measuring vegetables.
asparagus: 1 pound = 15–20 large spears
carrots: 1 pound = 5–6 medium carrots
green beans: 1 pound = 4 handfuls of whole beans
spinach: 1 pound = 12 cups fresh, torn leaves
sugar snap peas: 1 pound = 4 cups whole pods
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January 2005
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