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chif·fo·nade | \ ˌshi-fə-ˈnād 
, ˌshi-fə-ˈnäd \
, ˌshi-fə-ˈnäd \Definition of chiffonade
: shredded or finely cut vegetables or herbs used especially as a garnish
Examples of chiffonade in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web Sprinkle basil chiffonade over the top, or overlap the slices and place basil leaves between the slices.
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Joan Elovitz Kazan, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "We challenged local chefs to create 6-ingredient tomato recipes. Here's what they came up with.," 20 Aug. 2019 Top with buffalo mozzarella, basil chiffonade, balsamic syrup, and capers.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Amy Brothers, The Denver Post, "How to chiffonade greens or herbs," 28 Feb. 2017
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The first known use of chiffonade was in 1877
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