How do you season your (cooked) vegetables?

stfpa
stfpa Posts: 62 Member
edited November 27 in Food and Nutrition
I add cooked broccoli, green beans and asparagus (sometimes other things) to my lunch sometimes because it’s low on calories and makes me feel full. I’m just curious what seasonings everyone else uses to cook vegetables. Preferably nothing that adds too many calories because that would defeat the purpose of loading my plate up with vegetables for me :-)
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  • Ws2016
    Ws2016 Posts: 432 Member
    Almost anything. Salt and pepper sometimes. Blackened seasoning is great. Mts. Dash. Add a sprinkle of parmesan.
  • Evamutt
    Evamutt Posts: 2,794 Member
    I've just started adding garlic powder to mine after someone else posted, it's very delish, but I also add Parmesan cheese & butter, usually 6g butter which isn't much calories
  • nickssweetheart
    nickssweetheart Posts: 874 Member
    I am a big fan of soy sauce with a little garlic and onion powder on most veggies. Smoked paprika with the barest amount of oil is nice if you're craving something bbq-y. Fresh lemon.
  • kam26001
    kam26001 Posts: 2,794 Member
    Do you boil them? You could use some vegetable stock.
  • DancingMoosie
    DancingMoosie Posts: 8,619 Member
    Cholula, salsa, parmesan, nutritional yeast, balsamic vinegar, Greek seasoning, lemon pepper... basically whatever I feel like will go with the veggies that day.
  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,052 Member
    I'm all about Thai seasonings today - fish sauce, lime, hot pepper is the holy trinity, plus ginger root, cilantro, scallions - nom nom nom.
  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 34,600 Member
    Sriracha; seasoned salt; plain yogurt with salt, herbs and garlic; vinegar (lots of types, plain or flavored); miso or miso broth; other broth; peanut sauce made with peanut powder, soy sauce, rice vinegar and seasonings; fresh-ground black pepper; prepared mustard, possibly thinned with vinegar; Pickapeppa sauce; a squeeze of fresh citrus; cottage cheese blended with cumin, turmeric, and black pepper; chopped fresh herbs; salsa; nutritional yeast; . . . .
  • slimgirljo15
    slimgirljo15 Posts: 269,456 Member
    I sprinkle lemon pepper on most everything.
  • jewels1nc
    jewels1nc Posts: 38 Member
    Olive oil and Tony Chachere seasoning
  • litoria
    litoria Posts: 239 Member
    Squeeze of lemon juice at serving time and a generous pinch of black pepper
  • VUA21
    VUA21 Posts: 2,072 Member
    I just like my veggies lightly steamed. Sometimes a little salt and pepper, but that's about it.
  • ExistingFish
    ExistingFish Posts: 1,259 Member
    Steamed, with butter, salt and pepper. Sometimes garlic powder.

    I'm okay with the butter and it doesn't take much, I don't get enough fats in my diet anyway.
  • angelsja
    angelsja Posts: 859 Member
    Frank's hot sauce :D
  • madwells1
    madwells1 Posts: 510 Member
    Olive oil, crushed garlic, salt and pepper. Works every time!!
  • lauragreenbaum
    lauragreenbaum Posts: 1,017 Member
    I lightly steam my veggies. On broccoli I sprinkle a TB of parmesan. On asparagus I use lemon and lemon salt.
  • spiffer_43
    spiffer_43 Posts: 1 Member
    I like my veggies roasted. Olive oil, salt, pepper, garlic, oregano, basil, whatever strikes my fancy. I also find that the veggies I don't like so much taste better if I roast them with cherry tomatoes.
  • katphi1618
    katphi1618 Posts: 120 Member
    edited July 2018
    Depends on the theme for the night but a light sprinkle of balsamic or malt vinegar really brightens them up.
  • pinggolfer96
    pinggolfer96 Posts: 2,248 Member
    Trader Joe’s all purpose seasoning salt. I’ve been hooked on putting it on everything lately
  • rheddmobile
    rheddmobile Posts: 6,840 Member
    Lemon juice and pepper. If you like hollandaise sauce but don't have the calories you can make something similar with Greek yogurt. Low cal cheesy sauce: Parmesan, buttermilk, nutmeg, mustard.

    Not low cal but what I ate on my stirfry today: peanut butter, lime, soy, red pepper. Not so bad if you use a small amount of peanut butter.
  • CarvedTones
    CarvedTones Posts: 2,340 Member
    Trader Joe's Everyday Seasoning. It's a mill so you fresh grind it.
  • nowine4me
    nowine4me Posts: 3,985 Member
    I usually roast a big batch of veggies on Sunday to eat with lunch during the week. Butternut, zucchini, peppers and eggplant, using no oil. I mix them all up and sprinkle with Traders Joes everything but the bagel seasoning.
  • jaena4
    jaena4 Posts: 175 Member
    Zatar! It's a middle eastern spice blend that I was introduced to by Hello Fresh a while back. I found it in the local mid-east grocery. Different and very good! It's great for roasted veggies :)
  • lillyblack1982
    lillyblack1982 Posts: 63 Member
    Sesame oil (doesn’t take much), salt, pepper, onion powder, garlic powder, paprika. Curry for zucchini and asparagus. Sounds weird but a dash of nutmeg on yellow squash with all of the above seasoning is good.
  • ginjennie
    ginjennie Posts: 80 Member
    I always have fresh chilli peppers to hand or some sriracha sauce. Avoiding salt so this helps me when cooking.
  • hesn92
    hesn92 Posts: 5,966 Member
    I like cooking green beans in bacon grease and seasoning with salt, pepper and onion powder. Broccoli is salt, pepper and garlic powder. I don't really like asparagus lol.
  • WholeFoods4Lyfe
    WholeFoods4Lyfe Posts: 1,518 Member
    I generally cook my veggies in some sort of fat - coconut oil, evoo, avocado oil, ghee, and bacon fat are my norm - and then just season with salt and pepper. I do sometimes add some fresh minced garlic as well when cooking because garlic is awesome :)
  • mutantspicy
    mutantspicy Posts: 624 Member
    Brocolli usually nothing. I just eat it, I might add sea salt occasionally. Asparagus, I marinate with balsalmic vinegar and red pepper flakes if I'm gonna barbecue it. My butternut squash I will sprinkle cumin and chili powder on it then roast it in the oven. Those of some of my goto's but honestly my spice blend depends on the meal I'm making and how it fits in context with everything else.
  • mjrc2
    mjrc2 Posts: 121 Member
    a good balsamic raspberry vinegar in a spray bottle is a good choice, or lemon juice and garlic powder.
  • Noreenmarie1234
    Noreenmarie1234 Posts: 7,492 Member
    Hot sauce, garlic powder, onion powder, italian seasoning, no salt salt, with a pinch of truvia to counter the salt and spice. Try it, it is excellent!
  • nooshi713
    nooshi713 Posts: 4,877 Member
    edited July 2018
    I usually just use salt and pepper if steaming and a little lemon juice or olive oil if roasting.
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