Most vegetables are 90% water. When you freeze them, you freeze all the water in the plant cells. And when you thaw them, they’re much softer (and yes, mushier) than when they were raw. That doesn’t mean you have to disguise them in soups and stews. A convection oven or air fryer can crisp them up on the outside and preserve the moisture within.

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