chiffonade

noun

chif·fo·nade | \ ˌshi-fə-ˈnād

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, ˌshi-fə-ˈnäd

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Definition of chiffonade

: shredded or finely cut vegetables or herbs used especially as a garnish

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Top with buffalo mozzarella, basil chiffonade, balsamic syrup, and capers. — Multiple Authors, House Beautiful, "Morrell's Wine Bar and Café's Buffalo Mozzarella and Summer Vegetable Wrap," 1 May 2010 There's another fantastic element in this salad: fresh basil chiffonade. — Alex Hitz, House Beautiful, "The Perfect Summer Dish: Tomato and Peach Salad With Burrata," 2 July 2014 Meanwhile carefully stack and roll the basil leaves together and thinly slice, or chiffonade. — Fox News, "Matt Moore's Romantic Valentine's Dinner," 11 Feb. 2011 To assemble and dress the salad: In a large mixing bowl, toss the fennel, onion, if using, and cucumbers with the reserved basil chiffonade, sliced peppers and remaining Early Girl tomatoes. — Sarah Fritsche, SFChronicle.com, "Recipe: Melissa Perello’s Summer Stone Fruit & Tomato Panzanella," 3 July 2018 McFadden rolled the kale tightly to make a chiffonade, cutting it into thin, delicate strips measuring 1/16 of an inch wide, and marinated these with garlic, olive oil, lemon juice and cheese. — Tejal Rao, New York Times, "Seeing Kale With New Eyes," 4 Jan. 2018 Once slightly dried out but not completely, remove from oven and add in nutmeg, chiffonade of sage leaves and salt and pepper. — Nancy Miller, The Courier-Journal, "Recipe: Learn to make 610 Magnolia's butternut gnocchi with lamb ragu and cauliflower," 10 Oct. 2017 Add the chiffonade of chard and saute 1-2 more minutes until chard is wilted. — Amy Brothers, The Denver Post, "How to chiffonade greens or herbs," 28 Feb. 2017 The Vietnamese puffed rice and chiffonade of shiso add texture for a layered, harmonious slurp. — David Hammond, chicagotribune.com, "Oysters at Homestead on the Roof," 9 June 2017

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