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How to Create an elaborate cucumber tomato border garnish for a salad

Mar 2, 2011 12:06 AM

Chef preparing a vegetable salad with cucumbers and cherry tomatoes.

Let's face it: When it comes to most elaborate food garnishes at restaurants, we go "Oh! How pretty!" and then toss it aside so we can chow down on the food, the beautiful adornment forgotten forever. Not so with this salad food garnish. Made from fresh cucumbers and tomatoes, this salad border is both beautiful and delicious. Easy to make yet impressively placed, it'll definitely garner you garnish compliments at your next soiree.

This video presents a systematic approach to border garnishes. You'll learn professional knife skills and cutting on the bias.

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