I have just discovered frozen onions

Nfk, the avocados are sliced, so I guess you can use them immediately say for guacamole, or mashed on toast... Must admit, I haven't tried any yet though.

Sorry granny wise, I see you have already suggested this!

Frozen onions and garlic are a useful standby, but don’t have the same flavour as fresh, in my opinion. But I do use Soffrito, frozen or fresh (from Waitrose/Ocado) which is a brilliant short cut for spaghetti bolognaise or soup.

Ooh Grannynise that veg mix sounds ideal for making DDs bolognaise sauce - where do you get it?

Grannynise i also am a huge fan: saves so much time and effort if making up an emergency pasta dish!!

Why cheating to use frozen prepared veg?? - unless you're on Come Dine with Me!

As a single vegetarian, frozen veg of any sort saves a lot of waste. Fresh, always available and you only use as much as you need. I hate chopping onions anyway!

Frozen soffrito (or maybe sofritto) is a really speedy way to start off a soup, risotto or similar. It's the classic mixture of carrot, celery and onion. If you don't have freezer space for separate bags of frozen vegetables it's ideal.

Have never tried frozen onions but am tempted to give them a try now. I use the minced ginger in a jar, keeps for ages in the fridge, even after opening.

I use frozen chopped onions quite a bit, they are very good, but frozen leeks, not so good IMHO.

Juliette fancy you remembering that!

It was actually "the Swede that wouldn't die" We booked for what seemed like forever, but it would not succumb to the masher. It was then given several blasts in the microwave, but still resisted!

We are having beef on Sunday, and do like Swede with it, I may be perusing the frozen veg section

A recommendation here, Lidl do bags of frozen cauliflower cheese florets, they are very good, particularly if you just want a small amount as a side dish.

I thought frozen avocados were pretty dire. I ended up throwing away the remaining pack.

I like to have frozen broad and endamame beans in the freezer and also runner beans, if I see them.

Never tried frozen onions but think I'll give them a go now. I've had frozenmushrooms and they're fine for adding to casseroles but not much else. Good standby for emergencies though. My favourite frozen veg is frozen spinach. It's frozen into lumps, so you can just defrost however many lumps you need for that meal. No waste at all.

Frozen onions prefent red eyes and a red nose for hours afterwards. Just can’t peel and chop them and continue to see.

Frozen peas are a staple but we’ve never tried frozen onions. We have gazed in the freezer cabinets lately though and marvelled at just what you can buy frozen these days.

Frozen avocados? Don’t they go soggy when defrosted?

I use frozen peas often.

What are the frozen mushrooms like?

Iceland do frozen avocados! Now there's a thing.

Frozen diced swede is a revelation. No more struggling to even peel the beast never mind chop it.
I think phoenix started a thread once about her struggles trying to cut one up. I think we had to pop it in the microwave first,
No more, just buy the frozen version

The only frozen veg I buy are peas
I have sliced and frozen peppers myself though

what am I missing?

I haven`t tried onions, do occasionally use peppers and garden peas.

I have a bag of chopped onions in my freezer but have yet to use them. Maybe be I need to break them out, with all these recommendations!

My dd & I were saying that chopping raw onions lately has been v painful on the eyes and we wonderec if the hot summer has affected them in sone way, concentrating whatever it is that makes your eyes weep?

I use frozen onions, mushrooms, and leeks too. Living on my own I don't need very large quantities, and these serve my purpose well. Ideal for when I make my veg soup throughout the winter.

My Kenwood mini chopper was a Delia Smith recommendation years ago and I got it on line for around £11. It has proved its worth many times over - it makes a lovely smoked salmon paté, more efficiently than my Magimix.

I use them, also frozen garlic and ginger.