Decorations from products on the table. Decorating salads: original ideas for the festive table

Ingredients: ham, corn, boiled sausage, pickles, cheese, potatoes, carrots, mayonnaise, salt, olives

The symbol of 2019 is a pig, so dishes decorated in this style will look good on the festive New Year's table. Therefore, we suggest you prepare the “Pig” salad, which is very similar to a cute pig.
Ingredients:
- ham - 200 gr;
- canned corn - 150 g;
- boiled sausage - 100 g;
- pickled cucumbers - 150 gr;
- hard cheese - 80 g;
- potatoes - 150 gr;
- carrots - 100 gr;
- mayonnaise - 150-200 g;
- olives for decoration;
- salt to taste.

15.12.2017

Salad "Gift"

Ingredients: potatoes, yolk, carrots, grapes, beets, green peas, chicken liver, mayonnaise

Puff salad "Gift" will undoubtedly become the main decoration at your holiday feast, no matter what holiday you celebrate. The ceremonial presentation of this delicious dish will definitely not go unnoticed by your guests!

Ingredients:

- potatoes - 5 pcs.;
- 4 yolks (boiled);
- carrots - 2 pcs.;
- seedless grapes - 300 g;
- beets - 1 large;
- green peas - 100 gr.;
- chicken or beef liver - 300 g;
- a little mayonnaise.

12.12.2017

New Year's salad "Bullfinch"

Ingredients: eggs, bell pepper, potatoes, boiled sausage, pickled mushrooms, olives

Have you decided to prepare a layered salad for the festive New Year's table? Decorate it in the form of a winter bird - a bullfinch. Your guests will be pleased with the treat.

For the recipe you will need:
- egg - 2 pcs.,
- sweet pepper - 1 pc.,
- boiled potatoes - 1 pc.,
- boiled sausage - 100 g,
- pickled mushrooms - 50 g,
- pitted olives - 1 jar.

10.11.2017

Appetizer "Tangerines"

Ingredients: carrots, hard cheese, mayonnaise, peanuts, garlic, bay leaf, tangerine leaves

We continue to master recipes for delicious, colorful and easy-to-prepare holiday dishes. Next in line is a snack decorated in the shape of tangerines. The combination of a cheese center with a carrot top makes the snack harmonious and incredibly tasty.

Ingredients:
- 1-2 boiled carrots,
- 100 g hard cheese,
- 3 tbsp. l. mayonnaise,
- 50 g roasted peanuts,
- 1 clove garlic,
- Bay leaf.

10.11.2017

Salad "New Year's Candle"

Ingredients: chicken fillet, champignons, onions, salt, vegetable oil, potatoes, egg, mayonnaise, parsley, cheese, pomegranate, carrots, bell pepper, olive

The festive mood is created by the general atmosphere: decoration of the house and table. We suggest moving away from everyday stereotypes and preparing a snack in the form of a New Year's burning candle - symbolic, tasty, beautiful.

Ingredients:
- 200 g chicken fillet,
- 2 potato tubers,
- 200 g champignons,
- 1 onion,
- 3 chicken eggs,
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil,
- 2 pinches of salt,
- 1 tbsp mayonnaise.
For decoration:
- hard cheese,
- pomegranate,
- olives,
- parsley,
- carrot,
- bell pepper.

16.11.2016

Salad "Cockerel" for the New Year

Ingredients: chicken meat, cheese, egg, corn, tomato, sour cream, mayonnaise, salt, spices, carrots, olives, greens

A recipe for preparing a festive snack for the New Year, decorated in the shape of a cockerel - a symbol of the coming year. Simple and affordable ingredients will allow every housewife to make the menu truly festive.

Ingredients
For the salad:
- 300 g chicken fillet,
- 5 tbsp sweet corn,
- 3 chicken eggs,
- 2 tomatoes,
- 100 g hard cheese,
- 2 tablespoons of sauce (mayonnaise or sour cream),
- salt to taste and desire.

To decorate the snack:
- 1 tomato,
- 1 boiled carrot,
- 2 olives or black olives,
- greenery.

09.10.2016

Dried plums for the winter

Ingredients: plum, garlic, seasoning, dried parsley, dried rosemary, olive oil, freshly ground black pepper, salt

Dried plums are very easy to prepare at home. It’s no more difficult than, for example, drying tomatoes. True, it takes just as much time. But then dried plums will help you out more than once, since they can be an excellent ingredient in other dishes.

For the recipe you will need:
- 1 kg (+ g) plums,
- 4 cloves of garlic,
- 10-15 g Herbs de Provence seasoning,
- 10 g dried parsley,
- 15-20 g dried rosemary,
- 3 g ground black pepper,
- salt - to taste,
- a glass of olive oil.

03.10.2016

Salad decoration “Palm”

Ingredients: pitted olives, parsley, skewers, straws, apple

The more interesting a dish is decorated, the more popular it becomes on the holiday table and, accordingly, the faster it is eaten. And for a casual lunch or dinner, it wouldn’t hurt to decorate a plate of mashed potatoes or salad. Our new recipe shows how you can make a palm from olives, which is suitable as a decoration for many dishes.

What you will need:
- pitted olives - 200-220 g,
- fresh parsley - a bunch,
- cocktail straws or skewers,
- a small apple.

24.05.2016

Watermelon wedge salad with chicken

Ingredients: chicken fillet, pitted olives, cheese, tomatoes, cucumber, sour cream, mayonnaise

The recipe is easy to prepare and presentable in design for an appetizer made from chicken meat, vegetables and cheese. The salad is tasty, beautiful and original in presentation, which, undoubtedly, will not go unnoticed on any table.

Ingredients:
- 2 chicken fillets,
- 60 g hard cheese,
- 2 ripe tomatoes,
- 1 fresh cucumber,
- 50 g pitted olives,
- sauce (sour cream or mayonnaise).

29.12.2015

"Gill wood grouse's nest"

Ingredients: potatoes, pickled mushrooms, vegetable oil, chicken fillet, quail eggs, salt, herbs, mayonnaise, spices

We invite you to place a new guest on your holiday table. Let this time, next to everyone's favorite Olivier and herring under a fur coat, stand the Wood Grouse's Nest. This salad consists of simple ingredients that are not difficult to get, and in taste it is quite capable of competing with other regulars at holiday tables.

List of ingredients:
- potatoes - 4 pcs.,
- pickled mushrooms - 100 g,
- vegetable oil - 2 tbsp. l.,
- chicken fillet - 100 g,
- quail eggs - 4 pcs.,
- salt - 0.5 tsp,
- greens - 5 sprigs,
- mayonnaise - 2 tbsp. l.,
- spices to taste.

27.12.2015

Snack ships with cottage cheese, red fish and cucumber

Ingredients: tartlets, red fish shavings, cucumber, cottage cheese, sour cream, olives, lemon, green salad, dill

Snack ships with cottage cheese, red fish and cucumber - this is an excellent solution, which will undoubtedly cost you the title of a skillful and hospitable hostess. The ships will not only decorate the holiday table, but will also delight you with their high gastronomic properties.

You will need:
- tartlets - 1 pack;
- red fish shavings - 50 g;
- cucumber - 1 pc.;
- cottage cheese - 100 g;
- sour cream - 1-2 tbsp. l.;
- olives and lemon;
- green salad leaves;
- dill - 2-3 sprigs.

10.07.2015

Halloween dish - appetizer “Fly agarics”

Ingredients: eggplant, walnuts, pickled cucumber, onion, tomato, garlic, mayonnaise, dill

Halloween is a rather unusual and interesting holiday. Of course, not many people celebrate it, but for almost everyone there is something funny, mysterious and mysterious about this holiday. Many people ask the question: “What to cook for Halloween?” Decorating your table for Halloween is easy. You just need to show a little imagination. I suggest you try making “Fly Agaric”!

Required components:

- large tomato – 1 pc.;
- dill greens – several sprigs;
- onion – 1 pc.;
- walnuts – 50 gr.;
- eggplant – 400 gr.;
- pickled cucumber – 1 pc.;
- garlic – 1 clove;
- mayonnaise – 1 tbsp. spoon.

08.07.2015

Turnip flower, carving

Ingredients: turnip, cucumber

If you prefer to decorate your table in an unusual way, then carving is an activity that you will like. You just need to purchase special tools for it, namely carving knives, take a suitable vegetable and get to work. A turnip can make a wonderful, chic flower that will become your pride and arouse the envy of everyone who sees it.

Products:

- triangular knives for carving – 3 sizes;
- turnip fruit – 1 pc.;
- Thai carving knife;
- spoon knife for carving;
- long cucumber – 1 pc.

27.06.2015

Eggplant Monsters for Halloween

Ingredients: eggplant, tomato, cheese, mayonnaise, sunflower oil, toothpicks

Although Halloween is not our “native” holiday, more and more people every year begin to support the traditions of this day, dressing up in symbolic costumes and preparing themed “horrible” dishes. If you love Halloween, then we offer you the Monsters dish as an original idea for decorating the holiday table.

Required ingredients:

- medium-sized tomato – 1 pc.;
- toothpicks - several pieces (how many monsters there will be);
- mayonnaise – 50 gr.;
- small eggplants – 2 pcs.;
- cheese – 50 gr.;
- sunflower oil – 50 gr.

15.06.2015

Rose from carrots and onions

Ingredients: carrots, onions, parsley

What could be better than a beautifully presented holiday salad? Do you think you can't do it? Read this recipe and see how easy it is to make a salad decoration from a regular set of ingredients.

To make an edible flower you will need:
- boiled carrots – 1 pc.;
- small onion – 1 pc.,
- parsley for decoration.

09.06.2015

Salad "Butterfly R.I.P." on Halloween

Ingredients: canned peas, canned corn, crab sticks, potatoes, eggs, seaweed, apple, banana, onion, mayonnaise, greens

Try making a salad for Halloween, but you need to decorate it in an unusual way, namely in the form of a dead and pierced spaghetti butterfly. This design is perfect for a party where only girls gather to tell fortunes. The salad itself is quick to make, has a memorable taste, and you will definitely like it. For any other holiday, the type of salad can be changed.

Required ingredients:

- crab sticks – 1 package;
- canned peas – 1 jar;
- hard-boiled chicken eggs – 2 pcs.;
- sweet apple – 1 pc.;
- onions – 1 pc.;
- greens – 1 bunch;
- canned corn – 1 jar;
- boiled potatoes – 2 pcs.;
- sea cabbage – 1 pack;
- banana – 1 pc.;
- mayonnaise – 1 packet.

for decoration:
- canned corn – 2 tbsp. spoons;
- crab sticks – 3 pcs.;
- spaghetti – 1 string;
- canned peas – 2 tbsp. spoons;
- greens – ¼ bunch.

Every housewife knows how important it is to present dishes beautifully, especially when you are preparing to receive guests. And when setting the table, it is important not to forget about salads. The process of preparing salads itself is not so much complicated as it requires time and patience. But you just have to approach it creatively, and your culinary masterpieces will surprise guests not only with their taste, but also with their interesting appearance.
And really, how can you, when decorating a festive table, forget about one of the most important and popular dishes? Don't underestimate them.

It doesn't matter if you're celebrating an important event or just want to have dinner with your family, all you have to do is put on a bright, decorated salad and it will instantly transform an ordinary meal.

And despite the fact that in any cuisine there are holiday and everyday dishes, this is one of those that always fits perfectly into the menu. Many of them don’t even need to be decorated; they themselves display a riot of colors and elegant brightness, while the rest are in no way inferior to their “festive” counterparts, you just have to show your imagination.

Remember how much a housewife has to do before an important feast: buy food in advance, think through all the dishes, cook, set the table, and don’t forget about yourself. And how can you present cooked food beautifully at such a frantic pace?

And in this case, salads will come to your aid. Their design will not take much time, especially if you find a couple of options the day before, with photographs and descriptions.

Over time, you will get so used to it that serving even the simplest dish will amaze your guests and your family with its sophistication. And each time it will take less and less time. And then you will definitely have time to do both manicure and makeup before the holiday.

How can you decorate a dish so that even a real gourmet will be interested in your creation? First, stock up on herbs - they will help the dish look fresh.

For decoration, it is better to use those ingredients that are already included in its composition, or those that you are confident in, since everything should be combined with each other not only in color, but also in taste.

But, if with salads without dressing (or seasoned with oils) everything is simple - they do not require additional decoration, then what about others? After all, many others imply the presence of mayonnaise or other sauce that hides the bright color of the products.

Here, use a cutter (also called a round cutter): it will help you serve the appetizer in the shape of a neat ring. Such devices can also be found in a square shape. If you don’t have time to go to the store, don’t despair.

An ordinary cut plastic bottle or baking molds can cope with this task. Just place them on a plate and spoon a portion of the salad inside, pressing it down well with a spoon to prevent it from falling apart. Then remove the “frame” and, voila! – the dish is ready for further serving.

On top you can put a chopped egg, mushrooms, bell peppers, black olives or herbs. With this serving, the dish will look very stylish and neat. Or you can make a basket like the one in the photo.

There are moments when time is so short that there is no time to be distracted even by such simple details. Then again you have to postpone both serving and decoration until next time. But there are options for such cases. They do not require any preparation and are absolutely independent of the composition or dressing.

If you are planning several options at once, then do not decorate them the same, it will be boring. It’s better to diversify the decor, but so that they all look harmonious with each other and the main dishes. Don’t forget that everything is good in moderation: being too keen on decoration will ruin all your efforts, the table will look awkward, and the dishes will be unappetizing.

It wouldn't hurt to remember some tricks. For example, products and colors:

• If you need a burgundy color, take beets;
• red - pomegranate, tomatoes, bell pepper will help you;
• do you need green? Take peppers, canned peas, cucumbers and any greens;
• if you want to add blue, mix the juice of red cabbage with rice or a boiled egg;
• corn, yolk and pepper will give you yellow color;
• cranberry juice – pink;
• not enough white? Peeled radishes, cottage cheese, cream, boiled egg and rice will help you;
• If you rub the protein and mix it with beet juice, you will get purple. Such a small mastery of the laws of artistic color mixing right in the kitchen.

If you have enough time and you want to learn the art of table decoration in full, then pay attention to carving. This is a type of decorative decoration of vegetables and fruits, in fact it is artistic carving.

Carving has been riding the wave of popularity for many years; many famous chefs even organize competitions in this discipline. For this you will need a figured knife. Nowadays you can even find special kits with many accessories on sale.

Remember a few tips on what you can cut and from what. For example, cucumbers can be decorated with a spiral (using a special tool from the carving set), serpentine, stripes and ribbons. Large fruits and vegetables can be made into baskets.

Flowers can be cut from tomatoes, eggs, and even radishes! The only thing is, don’t forget to immerse it in cold water first - this will remove the bitterness.

You can add regular lettuce leaves to a “picture” of cut out decorations: line a serving dish with them or add a couple of leaves on top. Mint, lemon balm and basil leaves are also used for decoration.

Seasonings will also help change the color: paprika, curry, parsley, ground black pepper. Even ordinary tomato paste can add a touch of originality to a salad.

This way you can decorate absolutely any vegetable option. But there are a couple of tricks with fruit ones too. Buy a noisette at any tableware store. This is a special spoon for “cutting” balls and hemispheres of different sizes from fruit pulp. It looks like an ordinary spoon, but with metal hemispheres of different diameters along the edges.

You can cut out balls of watermelon and peaches, melon and apples, like ice cream scoops, and serve them in waffle cups, pastry baskets or crystal bowls. Don't forget to decorate the top with berries and mint leaves. It is perfect for dessert and even children will love it.

In addition to all of the above, a few more points can be highlighted:

• Firstly, the main point, of course, is the compatibility of products with each other. Usually there is no question about this; the main thing is not to use incompatible components, such as, say, meat and kiwi. It is better to pay attention to lemons, olives, eggs and bright vegetables.
• Secondly, design requires no less a sense of style than any other art. It is important to clearly think through the composition, choose accents, and determine the center.
• If you decide to decorate your dishes, then you should choose suitable dishes that will not distract attention from the main elements. For example, bright dishes in combination with complex decor will turn your dish into a fractional and tacky something.

Don’t forget that the final appearance of the dish depends only on you, so it’s worth practicing. Give preference to clear lines and even cubes. Use well-sharpened knives. Your accuracy in cutting vegetables and fruits is already 50% of success.

Don't forget about color balance. You, like an artist, must see and feel the most winning combinations. Add a little contrast for light options with tomatoes and bright bell peppers, and for dark ones use greens and cucumbers. You can even use colored zest from citrus fruits like orange or lemon.

Make sure that the decor does not divert attention from the main dish, but only complements it. It’s better not to get carried away with excessive decoration, let everything be modest, but tasteful.

If you need to use any non-edible ingredients, be sure to let your guests know, especially if you need wooden skewers or toothpicks for canapés and holding decorations together.

You can also use raw vegetables. But you should still strive to ensure that the entire decor is not only beautiful, but also edible.

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We should also talk about table decoration for children's parties. Any children's holiday, especially if it is a birthday, requires careful preparation from parents. You must create such a cheerful and joyful atmosphere that the holiday will be remembered not only by the hero of the occasion, but also by all his invited friends.

It would seem that there is no place for salads on the table here, because most children do not eat them. But be that as it may! If you show originality and prepare delicious options with an unusual design, then children will definitely appreciate them. It all depends only on your imagination: you can create entire plot compositions on plates! The childlike joy and wonder is definitely worth the effort.

In addition to decor, pay attention to the following points:

• Avoid spicy, salty and fatty foods. Fried, smoked and snacks with mayonnaise and lots of spices have no place on the children's table.
• Avoid bold experiments: do not replace your child’s usual products and add something new. Give preference to traditional dishes, choosing ingredients that children will definitely not refuse.
• If there is a holiday with the participation of very young children, then exclude citrus fruits, as well as bright fruits and vegetables. Remember, they can cause an allergy attack!
• The same attention should be paid to any fish if you plan to put it on the table or add it to dishes. There shouldn't be any bones in it.
• Take a couple of canapé recipes into service. Children eat them with great pleasure: they are small and on convenient skewers. To prepare them, give preference to neutral fruits and vegetables, berries, cheeses, eggs and mushrooms.

Examples of decorating children's salads

Decoration for a children's birthday party: beautiful, fun and edible!

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Any home celebration creates an upbeat and joyful mood, immersing everyone in an atmosphere of genuine fun. Especially if you don’t have to spend a lot of time preparing dishes and setting the table.

And any housewife wants not only to demonstrate her culinary abilities, but also to surprise her guests with a beautifully decorated table. And here salads will come to your aid again. Easy to decorate, they will become a bright highlight that will certainly be remembered.

Table decoration for the holiday

We are especially careful when choosing what we will prepare for the holiday table. We review the recipes in advance, decide on the final menu option, and draw up a list of necessary products.

And, undoubtedly, every housewife has a couple of recipes that must be prepared for a gala dinner. But even if these are the most ordinary Olivier and vinaigrette, you don’t need to give up the idea of ​​​​preparing them if you decide to amaze everyone with an original presentation.

You just need to slightly decorate them, and you can be sure that your guests will definitely appreciate even these familiar dishes.

To make them not only tasty, but also spectacular, show imagination and ingenuity. Don't forget to be careful! Registration will not take much time, which will definitely work to your advantage. If you have enough time, you can try more complex decoration methods.

Such decorations can take more than twenty minutes the first time, so it is better to test them in advance and get used to them, especially if you are planning a complex composition. After several workouts, even complex elements will not take you more than ten minutes.

Pay attention to recipes with carved flowers and other figures made from the pulp of fruits and vegetables. Creating them will require some preparation, but the result is worth it.

You can give preference to simpler methods:

• You can even make a voluminous “rosette” from bacon or ham;
• for fruit dishes, use figuratively chopped kiwi or removed citrus zest;
• Another way to effectively serve salads is to focus not on the top decorations, but on the ingredients themselves. So, if it does not require stirring, then you can experiment with this.

For example, vegetable dishes will look advantageous if they are laid out in layers. The dressing can be placed nearby in a separate sauce boat or coated on top and sides of the formed dish. Use not only mayonnaise for this; sour cream and unsweetened yogurt are also great.

On top the composition can be completed with almonds, hazelnuts or pine nuts.

If nuts don’t suit your dish at all, then pomegranate seeds are an excellent substitute.

Or you can do without them by adding carved flowers from vegetables to the dish or laying out an edible design. Using parsley sprigs, radishes and chopped olives, you can create a fish and penguin, as in the following photo.

You can also experiment with volumetric molding. For example, winter dishes can be served in the form of forest cones, and seafood in the form of fish.

All of the above methods of decorating dishes are not the limit. It all depends only on your imagination!

Get creative and you'll come up with a variety of designs for the same salad, but for different occasions. Change shapes and come up with new unique recipes for decorating New Year's and everyday dishes. Each housewife will have all this differently, because everyone has their own vision of beauty.

One thing remains unchanged - the festive atmosphere and the good mood that beautifully decorated dishes bring. Whether you use these skills in everyday life or just on holidays is up to you.

Learning how to decorate not only salads, but also other foods in interesting and unusual ways is not at all difficult: just be patient and spend a little free time. Coupled with a great desire, this will be enough. Having mastered even the simplest elements, you will be able to combine them in different ways and create many bright compositions.

There is no “ceiling” in this art; even after learning how to perform the most complex things, you can continue to move forward, improve your skills and come up with new original ways to serve both salads and all other dishes for any occasion.

And you can pamper your family every day with a spectacular serving of a regular dinner, bringing the mood of celebration and magic into everyday life!

It is important not only to learn how to cook deliciously, but also how to serve and decorate dishes correctly. And if in everyday life many people prefer not to waste time on this, then on holidays housewives want to make the table beautiful and original. Learning the art of decorating dishes is not difficult, the main thing is to have the desire and be ready to devote time to it.

Decorating salads: photos of original methods

The design style can be varied, it all depends on your imagination and skills. If you are new to cooking, you can try decorating your dishes based on photos. Over time, when you master the art of decorating holiday dishes, you will have your own original ideas for decorating salads. The style should be selected in accordance with the occasion for which you are preparing a festive table. So birthday salad decoration will differ significantly from the decor of New Year's dishes.

How to make vegetable decorations for decorating salads and other dishes?

Now carving has become very fashionable - carving vegetables and fruits. Also, three-dimensional elements for decorating salads can be made in other ways.

Deep fried potato roses. Such flowers can be made from potatoes, turnips or beets. They can be served as an independent dish and used to decorate salads. Making such flowers is quite simple, you just need to do everything carefully and be patient. For buds, take older, large potatoes. It must be washed and peeled.

Cut the potatoes into circles, as for chips. It is very important to make them thin, no more than 1.5 mm; it is best to use a special grater for slicing. If you don’t have one, do it with a sharp knife, slowly. Make sure that the thickness of the circle is uniform in all places.

Make 1 circle thicker than the other, about 3 mm. Use it to form a block for the bud. It will serve as the basis for the entire flower.

Place all flower preparations and small toothpicks in a container with cold water and salt. Add 1 teaspoon of salt to 1 liter of water. Keep the potatoes in the solution for about 2-3 hours. This procedure will help soften the petals, the starch will dissolve and it will be easier to roll the potatoes. And toothpicks after soaking in the solution will not burn when deep-frying.

Take the central part of the bud - the block and wrap the petal tightly around it. Wrap the second petal in the other direction. And then secure all the layers of the bud with a toothpick.

Wrap the remaining petals in the same way, just move them slightly away from the center. This will make the rose open, blooming and large. Follow the main rule - twist 1 petal clockwise, and the 2nd petal counterclockwise. Secure the petals with toothpicks.

Shake the water off the finished flowers and place them on paper napkins and leave to dry for 5 minutes.

Place a small deep-frying container on the fire and fill with oil. Heat it to the required temperature and lower the flowers. It is recommended to immerse them in oil upside down. When the petals open, start frying the rose on all sides until golden brown.

Remove the flowers from the oil and place on dry paper towels to remove excess oil. Salt the finished roses. Using a twisting motion, remove the toothpicks from the potato roses.

Carving chrysanthemums from Chinese cabbage. To decorate the salad in the form of a chrysanthemum, you will need a small head of Chinese cabbage, weighing about 300-700 g. The upper part of it will need to be cut off, leaving 12 cm, and the top leaves removed.

For carving, it is best to use a knife with a groove, but if you don’t have one, use a lid from a jar of olives by rolling it up. Use this device with care; it has sharp edges. Start making cuts on the cabbage. The length may vary; guide the knife from the top cut to the base.

At first, the strip should be thin, and gradually thicken closer to the base. Do not cut about 2 cm to the base; remove large cut leaves. Make cuts on all leaves. Closer to the middle of the flower, reduce the length of the leaves. Dip the chrysanthemum in cold water for a few minutes, allowing the thin tips of the petals to bend slightly.

How to make calla lilies from hot peppers? Hot peppers can make an original decoration for salads and pickles. To protect your skin from burning, you can wear gloves or lubricate it with vegetable oil. For flowers you will need red or green hot pepper.

Cut the pepper pod lengthwise, starting from the stalk and moving the knife towards the tail.

Cut off the pulp around the stalk, making sure that the seeds remain on it. This must be done very carefully, trying to save all the seeds.

Unwrap the pepper and rinse in cold water. Cut a petal out of it like a calla lily.

On the spread, make a small hole and insert the stalk with seeds into it.

Leaves for the flower can be made from greens or cucumbers. Decorate the dish with a composition.

These calla lilies are best used to decorate spicy salads or dishes made from pickled foods.

Roses made from various vegetables are a universal decoration for salads. The best ones for making these flowers are:

1. Pickled and fresh cucumbers
2. Black radish
3. Daikon
4. Carrot
5. Zucchini

The tools you will need are a vegetable peeler. Take small and long vegetables.

• To make roses from a cucumber, you need to cut 10-12 strips from it using a vegetable peeler. When you reach the middle of the cucumber, turn it over to the other side. The strips from the middle part will be weak and break.
• The result should be a lot of plates. The middle part of the vegetable is not needed.
• Do the core. Roll 1 of the strips tightly into a spiral. Wrap the first petal around the core. Place 1 edge of the plate behind the tube and bend it away from you. Lower the second end down closer to the base of the flower and wrap it around. A loop should form.
• Place the next plate on the base of the 1st petal and bend it also away from you, and wrap the edge in a circle. Now the flower has 2 petals, do another 9-10 in the same way. You don't need to use toothpicks to hold the petals together. The plates are wet and thin, so they fit together well.
• Original radish flowers. You will need black radish or daikon and natural poppy seeds.

• Peel and rinse a medium-sized radish, cut crosswise into 2 equal parts. Make a shallow hole in the cut approximately to the middle. In a circle, cut first the 1st and then the 2nd layer. Divide the preparation with the root crop itself.
• Using scissors, make petals in the 1st row. Make the petals in the 2nd row in a checkerboard pattern in relation to the 1st.
• Make the middle from a round piece of radish. Cut it off. Pour some poppy seeds into a small saucer and immerse the top of the center in it.
• Flower petals can be colored with food coloring. And use a toothpick to attach the core to the flower.
• Beautiful and original chrysanthemum made from onions. You will need a small or medium onion and beet juice. A thin-walled bulb is most suitable; the flower from it will turn out more beautiful.

• Clean and rinse the head, cut off the top by 0.5 cm. Then, with a thin and sharp knife, make a cut in the center, not reaching the bottom. After this, make the same cross cut. Then make as many similar cuts as you can.
• Then immerse the onion in water at room temperature. After about 40-60 minutes, the onion will bloom. The blooming time depends on the variety, for some it takes 40 minutes, for others 2 hours. To color the chrysanthemum, dip it entirely in fresh beet juice or lubricate only the tips and edges of the petals.

Carving is the art of carving fruits and vegetables. decorated with beautiful flowers carved from vegetables using the art of carving. In many restaurants, at formal banquets, there are bouquets of vegetables and fruits in vases.

The art of curly cutting of vegetables is taught at special courses and catering establishments.

Flowers are made from cut vegetables and placed on the festive table in a vase, as in the photo or dish.

Special tools are used for cutting. In this article you will become familiar with the art of cutting vegetables into shapes.

Set of carving tools

Main knife

An ordinary knife may be quite suitable for cutting vegetables. The knife should have a pointed end and a durable blade made of high-quality metal and not bend.

The knife handle should be ergonomic so as not to feel tired while working.

As the main knife, you can also use a sickle knife or, as it is also called, a Thai knife. It is convenient for them to make rounded cuts and cuts in hard-to-reach places, somewhere in the middle of the flower.

Carving knives

Carving knives are special knives for shaped cutting of vegetables and fruits.

They are sold in a set (over 100 items) and individually.

In this article, a carving knife with a triangular cross-section (acute or V-shaped) will be used to make flowers from Chinese cabbage and

creating oblique cuts when making some flowers in carving art.

Knife notch

Notch knife - also called a noisette knife or ball knife with a diameter of 10 mm, 15 mm, 18 mm. This is a very convenient and necessary tool.

With its help, you can cut out a small ball from any vegetable to make the stamen of a flower (chamomile, primrose).

Scissors

Scissors are needed to give the petals of finished flowers the desired shape: pointed, oval, wavy, as well as to cut fringe along the edge of the petals when making a double flower.

Carving and the process of choosing the right vegetables

How to choose vegetables for carving?

Flowers can be cut from a variety of vegetables: radish (black, white, daikon and radish), beets, carrots, rutabaga, Chinese cabbage, turnips, bell peppers, zucchini, cucumber, kohlrabi, eggplant, onions and other vegetables.

Choose vegetables depending on the shape of the flower you want to get. For example, to cut large flowers you will need large, hard, round-shaped vegetables - beets, red beans, turnips. For cone-shaped flowers, such as lilies, bells, it is better to use oblong-shaped vegetables - radishes, daikon.

You can cut lush chrysanthemums, asters and daisies from Chinese cabbage. From the leaves of leeks and red bell peppers - amazing flowers and poppies.

When purchasing, make sure that the vegetables do not have rot or mechanical damage, as well as voids in the pulp. choose heavier ones and estimate the weight on your hand. If there is cotton wool inside, the vegetable weighs much less.

Do not try to purchase very fresh vegetables “fresh from the garden”. Their flesh is very juicy and elastic, and when cutting out a flower, small parts can break off.

How to color and preserve cut-out flowers?

Yellow flowers can be cut from pumpkin or turnips, green ones from green radishes, red ones from beets and bell peppers, orange ones from carrots.

If you want to cut out a flower of a different color: burgundy, pink, lilac, lemon, blue, violet, use food coloring.

To do this, cut a flower from a white root vegetable and place it in a container with a solution of food coloring of the required concentration or in a vegetable broth. You can dip only the petals in the dye, then you will get a beautiful color transition from dark to light.

Remember, flowers from vegetables come into contact with food on the table, so they must be safe for human health, therefore, the dyes must be natural.

If your color is too intense, run the flower under cold running water until you get the desired shade.

In order for the flower to “bloom”: and the petals to bend beautifully, place the freshly cut, not yet painted flower in a container with cold water for 10 - 15 minutes, and then carefully bend the petals with a knife at your discretion. To do this, carefully run a knife along the outer or back side of each petal, as if stretching it, and bend the tip in the desired direction. Decorate dishes with cut out flowers.

To preserve flowers until the day of the celebration, place them in a container of cold water and place them in the refrigerator. Change the water often, then the flowers will look fresh and elegant even after a few weeks. Decorate the snacks as in the photo.

Carving flower cutting on the theme - Orange blossom

Orange blossom is the white flowers of the orange tree. They (live or artificial) decorate the bride’s wedding dress.

Vegetables for flowers: radish

Execution of work (carving):

1. Take a large round radish.

2. Form the first row of petals by making rounded cuts across the entire surface of the radish from top to bottom.

3. Parallel to the petals of the first row, cut another petal from each side. Try to leave a strip of skin at the end of each petal.

4. Finish the flower by removing the pulp from the middle: first cut the ribs and then “split” the remaining pulp into stamens of different lengths.

5. Dip the flower in cold water for 5 - 10 minutes, then bend the petals of the first row outward, and the second row inward.

You can continue to cut out the petals until you have used up all the pulp in the middle.

You can decorate dishes with salads and cut flowers from radishes, and if you are a very enthusiastic person with imagination, you can decorate the holiday table itself and create a bouquet of vegetables and place it in a vase on the table. There will be enough surprise for the guests for the whole evening.

Cutting flowers from vegetables to decorate dishes on the theme - Forget-me-not

Vegetables for flowers: radish (black, white, daikon, radish), carrots

Execution of work (carving):

1. Cut an even cylinder with a diameter of 2 - 3 cm from the root vegetable. At the same distance from each other, make 5 grooves on its side surface and round their corners.

2. Place the cylinder on the board and cut thin flower plates from the base.

3. Dip the flowers into a container of blue or pink food coloring.

4. Cut the carrot strip into small squares.

5. Using a toothpick, secure the squares in the center of each flower.

6. Form a dome around a piece of any white, hard vegetable and attach the flowers to it as tightly as possible to each other.

Tip: You can cut the plates from a round cylinder, and then give them the desired shape using metal flower-shaped molds designed for cutting out chocolate and jelly figures.

Use Forget-me-not flowers to decorate culinary dishes or create a bouquet to decorate a festive table.

DIY carving on the theme - Buttercup

Vegetables for flowers: pumpkin, turnip

Execution of work (carving):

1. From half a peeled medium-sized turnip or a cylindrical piece of tuyuva, cut a thin round plate with a diameter of 3 - 4 cm.

2. Using scissors, make 5 cuts from the edge of the plate to the center, at an equal distance from each other. Round the petals and give them a heart shape, making a bend in the middle.

3. Using a paring knife, cut a round ball out of the turnip. Prick it onto a toothpick, dip it into gelatin diluted in cold water, and then into millet.

4. Using a toothpick, secure the stamen ball tightly in the center of the flower. Make another 10 - 12 flowers and assemble the composition.

You can use a piece of yellow bell pepper with seeds as the center.

Tip: If you carved a daikon or radish buttercup, color it yellow using food coloring.

Tip: Before arranging the dish, shorten the toothpicks that secure the center of each flower to the desired length.

As you understood correctly, you can decorate dishes with flowers and create a bouquet.

Vegetable figures on the theme - Chamomile

Vegetables for flowers: radish (black, white, daikon), carrots for the middle

Execution of work (carving):

1. Peel a large root vegetable and cut off a thin plate with a diameter of 5 - 7 cm.

2. Using scissors, make 4 cuts on the plate at equal distances from each other.

3. Now make 3 cuts inside each sector. It turned out 12 petals.

4. Using scissors, give the petals a pointed shape by cutting off the corners.

5. Using a gouge knife, cut a ball out of the carrot. If desired, cut it into a mesh.

6. Using a toothpick, secure the ball in the center of the daisy.

You can decorate dishes with daisies and place them mounted on branches in a vase on the festive table.

Decorating vegetable salads on the theme - Scarlet poppy - carving to help

Vegetables for flowers: red bell pepper, black radish for the center

Execution of work (carving):

1. Select a large pepper without scratches or blemishes. Step back a few centimeters from the stalk and cut off the top part. We won't need it anymore.

2. Remove the seeds from the pepper. Decorate the edge by making 4 - 5 arched petal cuts of the same size.

3. Use knives to carefully separate each petal. Bend the outer petals outward and soak the flower in cold water for a few minutes.

4. Cut a large piece of unpeeled black radish into a mesh.

5. Use a toothpick to connect the center to the flower.

Tip: If you used a white radish to make the center, dry it, then dip the top in the dissolved gelatin and then in the poppy seed.

You can create a bouquet of scarlet poppies and it will be a real sensation for guests. And then the guests will understand - this is carving.

Good luck to all blog readers in decorating dishes and holiday tables with figured flowers from vegetables, created with your own hands using carving art.