Plating Garnishing Lab Prep Molten Cakes

Plating & Garnishing
We eat with our eyes first!

Tools
 Chef Knife  Tooth Picks

 Paring Knife  Skewers
 Peeler  Food
 Melon Baller colouring
 Cookie  Carving Tools
Cutters  V-Shaped
 Apple Corer Cutter
 Egg Slicer  U-Shaped
 Pastry Bag Cutter
 Molds  Specialty
Serving ware
 Spiral Cutter
 Mandolin
 Molding
Wands  ANYTHING...
Plating for Effect
Plating for Effect
Designing Your Plate
Preparing an elegant plate

can take precise planning.
Blueprinting: Design your

plate on paper
beforehand, and discuss
the look you are aiming to
achieve. Draw pictures,
make notes and work by
trial and error to blueprint
your idea into perfection.
Plating for Effect
 Let the food be the
focal point.
 Serving pieces should

compliment the food.
 Match the plate to the

size, appearance, colour
and flavour of the food.
 Keep the design simple.
 Odd numbers of small

items looks best.
Plating for Effect
Food Structure
 Make neat piles.
 Create a clock.
 Keep it clean.
Plating for Effect
Plating for Effect
Plating for Effect
Plating for Effect
Garnishing for Effect
Sauces
 Sauces are placed either

under the food to highlight it,
or on top to garnish it.
 Don’t hide the food.
 Remember, sauces are used to

enhance the food – they are
not the focus.
Sauces
Sauces
Sauces
Sauces
Sauces Video -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7r6pS9Wzb3s&feature=related
Plate Painting
Fruits & Vegetables
 Produce can be arranged
into garnishes or as part
of the main meal.
 Choose ripe, bright

coloured, uniformly
shaped and unblemished
produce.
 Use the greens of the

produce for added effect.
 Use lettuce to display

food.
Fans – Fanning Fruit
Strawberry fan - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVSCRJ-uGTI

More Fans
Citrus Garnishes
Citrus Twist video -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmjILRLOkbk
http://www.vegetablefruitcarving.com/blog/roses-made-with-citrus-
peels/
More Fruit Garnishes
Brush egg white on fruit

and dust with icing sugar
to create frosted fruit look.
Icing Sugar Garnish
Less is more
Sprinkle with a mesh strainer

Vegetables
Pepper flowers -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JN4oqKSx6LI
Green onion flowers -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sg9FxaiZ8i0&feature=related
Vegetable Garnishes
Bell pepper baskets and cups

Vegetable Flowers
How to make a tomato rose -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AcwtD9MdCU&feature=related
Vegetables
cucumber deco - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBUZWaO-

fdM&feature=related
celery - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfcK-L5oPTM
Radishes
Herbs and Flowers
Herbs and Flowers

 Herbs add beauty,
fragrance and a sense of
freshness.
 Match the garnish with
the flavours of the dish.
 Edible flower petals can
be used to garnish small
plates.
 Flower blossoms can be
used for larger platters.
Herbs
Herbs
Herbs
Herbs
Desserts
 Any effect comes into
play.
 Sauces can be used to
highlight the food.
 Chocolate decorations can
be created with a pastry
bag.
 Fruit can be used as the
focus or garnish.
 Simplicity is the key!
Chocolate Garnishes
Chocolate curls - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSeQJE1tNPQ
Chocolate scrolls -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bFIm6SNy9I&feature=related
Chocolate Dipped Anything!
Strawberry tuxedo -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zk0aMP_gNNI&NR=1&fe
ature=fvwp
 Leave some negative space on the
plate.
Coffee Art
http://www.vegetablefruitcarving.com/blog/c
offee-art/
Beverages
 Sugar or Salt rims
 Kebabs
 Peel Spirals
 Fruit Slices
Centrepieces
Centerpieces
 Watermelons and
other large fruits
and vegetables can
be created into
incredible center
pieces and displays.
Centrepieces
Centrepieces
Wishing well -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWZhj77Jju8&feature=relmfu
Centrepieces
Baby stroller -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VO9dHvy7KUE&feature=fvwrel
Apple Swans
Apple swan -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZ2RGJKWCDY&NR=1&featur
e=fvwp
Centrepieces
Using Green Apples

Garnishing Tips
 Don’t rush making garnishes – take your time.

 Use sharp knives and proper equipment
 Ice water preserves some garnishes for a few days.
 Some garnishes require you to bend or curl vegetables –
soak slices in a salt water solution first.
 Lemon juice can remove the odour from onions and stop
an apple from going brown.
 Use toothpicks and wooden skewers to hold objects
together.
 Use vegetables at room temperature because cold
vegetables tend to split and break apart.
Final Thoughts
 Be Creative and
Innovative – anything
can be a garnish!
 Let the food speak for

itself!
 KEEP IT SIMPLE!
All images from personal sources and
http://images.google.ca/

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Plating & Garnishing

We eat with our eyes first!

 Chef Knife  Tooth Picks

Preparing an elegant plate

Blueprinting: Design your

 Serving pieces should

 Match the plate to the

 Keep the design simple.

 Odd numbers of small

 Sauces are placed either

 Don’t hide the food.

 Remember, sauces are used to

 Choose ripe, bright

 Use the greens of the

 Use lettuce to display

Strawberry fan - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVSCRJ-uGTI

Citrus Twist video -

Brush egg white on fruit

Sprinkle with a mesh strainer

Bell pepper baskets and cups

How to make a tomato rose -

cucumber deco - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBUZWaO-

Herbs and Flowers

Chocolate curls - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSeQJE1tNPQ

Using Green Apples

 Don’t rush making garnishes – take your time.

 Let the food speak for

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