How can you best store vegetables? And how long?

1. Which vegetables are best kept in the fridge, and which ones outside? Can you also freeze vegetables? And how long can vegetables be kept? Enter a vegetable of your choice in the online Storage Guide below and find the answer.

Packaging and refrigerator

1. When vegetables are packed, it is best to leave them in the packaging. It is also important to keep the vegetables in the right place. This way, they last longer and you prevent spoilage and thus food waste. Some vegetables can be kept longer in the refrigerator and other vegetables outside the refrigerator. If you want to keep vegetables longer, you can freeze them. Boil the vegetables briefly (blanch) before placing them in a container in the freezer.

Recipes with leftover vegetables

1. Leftover vegetables are delicious on bread, or make a new dish such as: Ratatouille: cut all vegetables into small ones cubes and stir-fry them with a little oil, onion and garlic in the pan. Yummy with a toasted bun. Soup: make a delicious soup from all vegetables that you have left. Boil them with half a stock tablet or puree and boil them with a little milk or light cooking cream. Such as pumpkin soup with apple and chickpeas, Surinamese chicken soup or cauliflower soup. Stir-fry dish: fry leftovers of vegetables with some herbs, fish or meat (substitute) in the pan. Mix with noodles or rice. Omelette: cut leftover vegetables into small pieces, mix with egg, herbs and some milk if necessary. Fry the mixture on both sides in the pan for about 15 minutes. Salad: chop leftover vegetables, add some cooked pasta or rice and possibly some tuna. Season with some dressing, herbs and old bread croutons. In our recipe finder you will find many recipes with vegetables. You can also enter one or more ingredients here. This way you can easily find a recipe to use your leftovers.

2. Leftover vegetables are delicious on bread, or make a new dish such as: Ratatouille: cut all vegetables into small ones cubes and stir-fry with a little oil, onion and garlic in the pan. Yummy with a toasted bun. Soup: make a delicious soup from all vegetables that you have left. Boil them with half a stock tablet or puree and boil them with a little milk or light cooking cream. Such as pumpkin soup with apple and chickpeas, Surinamese chicken soup or cauliflower soup. Stir-fry dish: fry leftovers of vegetables with some herbs, fish or meat (substitute) in the pan. Mix with noodles or rice. Omelette: cut leftover vegetables into small pieces, mix with egg, herbs and some milk if necessary. Fry the mixture on both sides in the pan for about 15 minutes. Salad: chop leftover vegetables, add some cooked pasta or rice and possibly some tuna. Season with some dressing, herbs and old bread croutons. In our recipe finder you will find many recipes with vegetables. You can also enter one or more ingredients here. This way you can easily find a recipe to use your leftovers.