(of an item of food) having been briefly immersed in boiling water, especially in order to remove the skin or to prepare it for further cooking

add the garlic, spices, and blanched cauliflower to the fried onion and continue to cook until soft

finely chopped blanched almonds

make white or pale by extracting colour

the cold light blanched her face

flinch or grow pale from shock, fear, or a similar emotion

he visibly blanched at this reminder of mortality

briefly immerse (an item of food) in boiling water, especially as a technique for removing the skin from nuts or fruit or for preparing vegetables for further cooking

blanch the almonds and grind them to a paste, adding a little water

I blanched the carrots for a couple of minutes before roasting them