Ingredients
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Directions
Floral Garnish Without the Flowers (Dedicated to Bergy), This is from a book I have titled *Garnishing and Decoration* by Rudolph Biller who believes that the food we share should taste good, but also be eye-catching I shared the photo of this garnish w/Bergy in her May Photo Challenge Encouraged by her to enter it as a formal recipe, I decided to do so since it is such an easy & inexpensive quick fix that chgs an ordinary platter into something spectacular Since 1 pic is always worth a thousand words, I posted the pic I shared w/her *Edited To Add* — I have now posted a 2nd pic to show just 1 example of potential use for the garnish :-), This is a great garnish! I couldn’t wait to try this after FT posted the pictures of it with my Recipe #373460 used it on a platter with Recipe #391850, so used pieces of chopped strawberry for the center of the flower and for the little buds thanks for sharing!
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Steps
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1
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Do not Peel the Cucumber. Start by Cutting Off 1 Tapered End of the Cucumber & Discard It. Cut 3 Segments (3/4 in Wide) from the Cucumber & Halve Each Thru the Center. You Now Have 6 Segments. |
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Place 4 of the Segments (center Cut Side Down & Rind Side Up) on Your Cutting Board & Cut Ea Diagonally So You Have 8 Segments That Will Form the Petals of the Flower. |
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3
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Use 1 of the Last 2 Segments to Thinly Slice the Half-Moon Pieces That Will Form the Stem of the Flower & Trim Them as Shown in the Pic. |
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4
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Using a Vegetable Peeler, Peel 1 or 2 Strips of Cucumber Rind & Cut Into Several Leaf Shapes as Shown in the Pic. |
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Using a 1-Inch Diameter Cookie Cutter (rd or Scallop-Edged), Cut Cheese Slices For the Pieces That Will Be the Center of Your Flower. Assemble the Garnish on Your Platter as Shown in the Pic or as Desired. All Done! |
