Same Salad - Three Ways
October 18th 2009 17:02
I've noticed that I frequently try to change the plating of something as simple as a salad, just to make it look different. Here is an example of one simple dinner salad plated three different ways. Each looks different, but it is really the same exact salad - lettuce, cucumber, tomato, and orange slice.
This first plating has the lettuce kept as a wedge - seems to be all the rage in restaurants these days. The other items are simply circled around the wedge on the plate.
The second plating is just a traditional dinner salad, tear up the lettuce, and place the cucumber and tomato slices on top. Place the orange wedge to the side.
Our final plating is similar to the second one. The lettuce is torn, but we've added more cucumber slices and circled the entire plate with them. The tomatoes are diced, and cover the inner portion of the salad. The orange wedge was eliminated for this plating, but could still be served on the side.
Just one example of how to change the plating of certain dishes to change the appearance. You can make something look classier, more traditional, or more homey just by plating it differently.
Happy Cooking!
Classy Letuce Wedge
This first plating has the lettuce kept as a wedge - seems to be all the rage in restaurants these days. The other items are simply circled around the wedge on the plate.
Traditional Dinner Salad
The second plating is just a traditional dinner salad, tear up the lettuce, and place the cucumber and tomato slices on top. Place the orange wedge to the side.
Homestyle Dinner Salad
Our final plating is similar to the second one. The lettuce is torn, but we've added more cucumber slices and circled the entire plate with them. The tomatoes are diced, and cover the inner portion of the salad. The orange wedge was eliminated for this plating, but could still be served on the side.
Just one example of how to change the plating of certain dishes to change the appearance. You can make something look classier, more traditional, or more homey just by plating it differently.
Happy Cooking!
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