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巧用黄瓜和意瓜做装饰(Cucumber and Zucchini Garnishes),ZT
Spice up everything from plain tomatoes to seafood bisque by using cucumber garnishes. Cucumbers make great garnishes.There is a lot of cutting involved, but cucumbers hold up well and are easy to manipulate. Zucchinis can be used interchangeably in many of the cucumber garnishes.
Cucumber Twists
Brighten a Thai dish using these easy garnishes. You can also twist a slice of cucumber and slip it onto a platter or pan-fried pork chops.
One popular method of using this type of garnish is to use it as the centerpiece of a platter. Surround with salami or ham, cheese cubes, hard-cooked egg wedges and olives or peppers.
To make cucumber twist garnishes:
- Place a small cucumber on cutting board. Cut off ends of cucumber with utility knife; discard ends. Diagonally cut cucumber into thin slices.
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Diagonally cut cucumbers. - Cut slit through each slice just to center.
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Cut slit through each slice. - Holding each slice with both hands, twist ends in opposite directions. Place on plate or food to secure in position.
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Twist slice in opposite directions. - Garnish as desired.
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Garnish with Cucumber Twists.
Cucumber Ribbons
Even an ordinary dish can become company fare if you dress it up by spiraling a few cucumber ribbons the serving plate.
To make cucumber ribbon garnishes:
- Place cucumber on cutting board. Cut off ends with paring knife; discard ends. Cut thin lengthwise strips from cucumber with vegetable peeler, making sure there is a line of green peel on both sides of each strip. Continue cutting strips until you reach seeds.
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Cut thin strips from cucumber,
leaving a line of green peel. - Turn cucumber, leaving about 1/2 inch of green peel before starting next strip. Repeat cutting of strips. Repeat turning and cutting once more.
- If desired, trim edges of cucumber strips to straighten sides. Place strips in ice water to chill thoroughly. Remove from water; drain well.
- Gently gather cucumber strips with fingers to form decorative ruffle. Place on desired food or plate to secure.
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Gather into a ruffle. - Garnish as desired.
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Garnish with Cucumber Ribbons.
For an elegant plate, accent the center of a fish dish with a zucchini garnish.
To make zucchini flower garnishes:
- Place zucchini on its side on cutting board. Cut off both ends with paring knife; discard ends.
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Cut off ends of zucchini with paring knife. - Cut thin lengthwise slices from zucchini with vegetable peeler, making sure there is green peel on both side of each strip. Continue cutting slices until you reach seeds.
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Peel thin strips, retaining the green lines. - Turn zucchini and continue cutting slices, always making sure there is green peel on both sides of each slice. Turn one more time; repeat.
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Turn zucchini and continue cutting. - Cut ends off slices with paring knife to make an even edge.
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Cut off ends for an even edge. - Make additional cuts about 1/16 inch apart along one edge of each slice, cutting almost to opposite edge.
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Make additional cuts in the zucchini. - Roll up each slice.
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Roll up each slice. - Insert small piece of wooden toothpick through each base to secure rolls.
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Insert a toothpick to secure rolls. - Garnish as desired.
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Garnish with Zucchini Flowers.
There's a whole salad of vegetables left for garnishes. Learn about vegetable garnishes in the next section.
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