The main attribute of any celebration, of course, is the festive table, which should be beautifully served and decorated in the best modern traditions of culinary art.
And an important component of the festive table are various kinds of cuts - from meat and fish to vegetables, fruit and cheese, which should be done in the best possible way in order to please and, perhaps, pleasantly surprise the guests.
It is the beautiful table setting and amazing table decoration for the holiday that will “say” a lot about the hospitality of the hostess and her culinary skills.
And when making holiday cuts, not only the beauty of the cold appetizers served matters, but also the deliciousness of the holiday cuts in all their diversity. Different types of meat, sausage, cheese, vegetables and fruits should be used in table setting for a special occasion.
And it doesn’t matter what holiday it is - New Year, Birthday or any other celebration that has special meaning for you. Complete your holiday table with incomparable cuts that will become pleasant delicacies in themselves and will perfectly complement the main dishes.
The best cuts in modern culinary traditions will become indispensable and in demand everywhere and always. Therefore, having studied and selected for yourself beautiful table setting options that are most suitable for your type of celebration, you can begin making festive cuts.
In holiday cuts, you can use all types of meat and vegetables, arranging them, and at the same time creating the most unique dishes in the form of beautiful cuts for the holiday table.
Making beautiful holiday cuts is not at all difficult, even if you have not previously dealt with the unusual decoration of a holiday table: a little patience, knowledge and skill - the best holiday cuts are ready!
First, let's decide what cuts can be made for the holiday table:
- holiday meat cuts;
- sausage slices;
- cheese slices (or cheese plate);
- fish cuts and fish snacks;
- holiday vegetable cuts;
- fruit slices.
In addition to the holiday cuts listed above, you can also highlight carving, which is the art of cutting fruits and vegetables, when you can see various kinds of figures, animals, flowers made from fruits and vegetables, effectively decorating the table.
To create amazing cuts in a festive style, it is worth looking at the most beautiful variations of cuts and the design of exquisitely sliced meat, sausage, fish, cheese, vegetables and fruits.
No matter how trivial it may sound, when slicing at home, it is important that the slicing knife is practical and sharp, so as not to spoil the food, but to get beautiful slices and cuts of food.
You can lay out the cuttings in different ways: in a fan, overlapping, in rows of equal parts, which will determine the result obtained in the form of festive cuttings in different styles.
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Beautiful decoration for holiday cutting
Any feast, be it a wedding, birthday or reception of distinguished people, is decorated with the original design of dishes and cuts. If you want your guests to remember the evening for a long time, use your imagination. Place on the table a real miracle - beautiful holiday cuts.
You can always make several types of cuts for the holiday table and arrange them on several plates. You need to place original snacks on a pre-preserved table. Decorate it in a certain color scheme, and not only with dishes, but also with decorative elements. This way the feast and dishes on the table will look more refined, and guests will note the creativity of the hostess.
Slicing for a holiday table, like any other type of appetizer, should be done using well-sharpened knives. It's generally great if you have automatic or semi-automatic cutting devices. In this case, you can cut carefully. The pieces will turn out identical.
In addition, with automatic slicing, your fruits, vegetables and other ingredients will not lose their juiciness. Accordingly, the good appearance will be preserved. Store prepared assorted cuts under cling film in the refrigerator to keep them fresh before serving.
Returning to the design, we note that cutting assorted vegetables, fruits, meat, sausage, cheese and fish can be done not only on traditional dishes, but also in the form of a slide, a Christmas tree, a bouquet, a butterfly, the shape of some animal, or numbers. For example, you can serve the dish in the form of small canapés and sandwiches, a chessboard, etc.
Original decor
There are other simple decorating ideas you can use as well. It’s not difficult to organize a feast in nature. The wooden surface of the table should be covered with textiles made from natural material. The main dish is laid out on a stylized wooden stand. For serving, fairly simple dishes of different colors are used. Lemons and sprigs of fresh herbs are used as decoration.
Original table setting for the veranda. The decor of flowers suspended in wicker baskets looks unusual. The table is decorated with a lot of greenery and flower arrangements. The tablecloth is laid in the center of the table. Compositions of fruits and flowers are also laid out there. Snacks are laid out on large leaves, and the juice is poured into wide glasses, which are decorated with fruit skewers on skewers.
Decor in a mystical style is suitable for decorating an open terrace or for a feast in the garden. Unusual hanging compositions are made from feathers of different lengths. Unusual tableware and huge bouquets of fresh flowers from the garden are used to decorate the table.
Citrus decor looks bright and stylish. A non-standard composition of lemons and oranges is located in the center of the table. For the main course, intricately shaped plates are used. A large container with oranges is placed in the center of the table. Juice is poured into glasses.
Simply setting up a table with snacks is enough. A wide board is laid out in the center of the table, on which all kinds of snacks, vegetables and fruits are laid out. Drinks are poured into wide glasses.
The table setting looks elegant in green. Flowers, chairs, napkins and even hanging decor were selected in the same color palette.
An elegant serving option with white and yellow flowers is suitable for a festive feast.
The design in pink colors looks unusual. To do this, use napkins with stripes and polka dots of the same color. Tubes complement the decor.
Bright decor is used for children's parties. The theme used as an idea is rainbow style. Butterflies on cakes and colored candies create a joyful atmosphere.
Multi-colored garlands are hung on the walls. The dessert is made from layers of different colors.
The original decoration for the pie is used.
Using unusual ideas, you can create a fabulous table setting for any occasion.
Sliced meats on the table - festive decoration of sliced meats
First, let's learn how to lay out cold cuts. It is she who “opens” the festive evening. Each housewife tries to please all the guests and each individual, so she puts the most beautiful dishes on the table and lays out the meat in the most skillful way.
Not a single meat dish is complete without spicy seasoning in the form of mustard and various sauces. The best place for seasoning is the center of a large dish. Garnish the seasoning with sprigs of dill or parsley, then the dish will immediately attract attention.
If you have several types of meat, then divide the plate into segments. Place thinly sliced pieces on each segment in a circle, slightly overlapping them.
We arrange radishes
A delicious garden plant that seems designed to form delicate flower petals united into a beautiful spring flower. The bright pink edges combined with the inner whiteness of the root vegetable create an unusual, festive contrast.
For one bud we take 2 pieces. radishes of the same size. Prepare in the following sequence:
- We make several small cuts along the rows (one, then another), open them, imitating pockets. We try not to touch the pulp.
- We create exactly the same cuts (3-4 pcs.) in the center of the vegetable.
- At the next stage, take the second vegetable. We simply cut it into thin circles, they will play the role of “petals”. If you do everything carefully, you should get about 15 pieces.
- We collect multi-colored slices. We fill the central cuts with the smallest pieces.
We continue to insert the next circles, from the top to the very bottom.
The result is a two-color graceful rose.
Making sausage slices
Sausage slicing is easier to make than meat slicing, since sausage is easier to cut into thin slices. Having a sharp knife, you can cut thin slices from sausage slices to later make beautiful edible buds.
The decoration looks very nice when a sprig of dill with a piece of cheese peeks out from the sausage envelope.
Sausage is often served with cheese.
Vegetables will always serve as a decoration for a holiday dish. The sausage is served with sauces or spicy mayonnaise.
Cutting beets
The vegetable can be used both fresh and boiled. The last option is the most suitable, because it makes very beautiful roses.
First of all, completely cool and clean the product:
- We cut the beets into two equal parts, turning both into thin plates. We work with the knife very carefully. If possible, use a food processor.
- We form a flower bud. Let's start with the core. Take the smallest piece and wrap it tightly in a tube.
- We hold it with our fingers, trying not to press it down. We wrap the next few plates around it (no more than 2-3).
- Secure with toothpicks. At the bottom we cut off the protruding corners.
There is another option for beet bud. It can also be “made” from strips, but they just need to be turned outward. And that’s it, the flower is ready.
Making cheese slices
Sliced cheese is most often made from several types of cheese. Cheese does not always cut well. Be sure to purchase a special cheese knife and a knife with curly edges. With their help you can decorate any dish with cheese.
Take note of this option for decorating with cubes. Pieces of cheese are very convenient to take with skewers or a fork.
For example, another beautiful design with nuts and grapes.
Features of decorating a plate with cheese
Cheese is a capricious product. To cut it correctly, you need to choose the tool that matches the given type of cheese.
- Blue cheeses are cut with a knife that has a line rather than a blade.
- Hard cheeses - with a special spatula.
- For soft cheeses, use a serrated knife.
Knowing these features, you will easily cope with your task. Many housewives decorate this dish using castings and sprigs of dill.
Choosing the ingredients
Cold cuts belong to the group of main dishes of a feast. Usually it consists of such products as sausage, boiled pork, salami, beef, lard with a meat layer, and balyka. For decoration, vegetables that slowly deteriorate in air, fresh and dried herbs, as well as olives of all colors, fruits, soft and hard cheeses are used. You will need boiled chicken or quail eggs, a large list of different types of sauces, bee honey and berry jams.
In fact, culinary art allows you to create the most unusual cuts for the holiday table. There are numerous photos online at home that will make the cooking process much easier. The composition and method of serving snacks will depend only on the budget and imagination of the cook. How to choose the right recipe for the holiday table and arrange it on a plate in an original way? We have prepared unusual ideas for our readers.
How to decorate a fish plate
Not a single feast is complete without fish. Fish is even more in demand among guests than sausage. Sliced fish are laid out on plates of different shapes. If you have several types of fish, then choose a large rectangular plate. Fish “braids” will be remembered by all your guests.
Herring looks very beautiful on a round plate.
One of the most fabulous dishes.
Serve herring with potatoes and onions.
Advice from experienced housewives
Is the herring washed after cutting? This question worries many housewives. Some women remove the skin, remove the insides and simply dry it with a paper towel. And other housewives always wash the inside, then dry it with paper napkins.
Sliced vegetables for the table - a bright and satisfying vegetable plate for the holiday table
Vegetable cutting is the brightest spot on the holiday table. Vegetables are an excellent addition to meat, so housewives are sure to serve them to guests, trying to find the most unusual presentation. Looking at the photo, you can practice to arrange the vegetables as beautifully and effectively.
Before you start chopping vegetables, make sure your knife is very sharp. The best is a ceramic knife, which has a thin, sharp blade. Openwork design is not difficult to do. Layer tomatoes, sweet peppers of different colors, cucumbers, radishes.
Edible roses - master class
We will use fresh and pickled cucumber as a base. Having learned from a cucumber, the same method can be used to make roses from long radishes and boiled beets.
To get very thin strips, you need to use a vegetable cutter. One flower will need 10-12 stripes.
Making the middle: Take a narrow strip and twist it into a spiral tube.
We apply the strip, screw it on, and bend the petal AWAY FROM OURSELVES.
We apply the next strip to the base of the first petal, again make a bend AWAY from OURSELVES, and also wrap the end.
We continue in the same spirit.
Try to apply the petals with a shift.
Then we make the petals.
The salad will look more festive if you decorate it with an edible bud.
The same flower can be obtained from a fresh cucumber.
The sequence is the same.
Usually, when preparing a salad with cucumbers, the peel remains after peeling it. This is an excellent material for roses.
It's hard to believe, but this flower is made from radish!
And this is already a whole composition. One flower is colored with beet juice, making it different from the other buds.
Carrot buds.
If you don’t have time for complicated cutting, use fresh flowers for decoration.
Quite a New Year's story.
And in the same spirit:
Do-it-yourself carving of vegetables and fruits
Carving is an unusual cutting of products. This is a real art, thanks to which you can enchantingly present any dish. To create a vegetable composition, you will need special tools. If they are not there, use a fruit peeling knife or scalpel.
A vegetable composition looks attractive if there is a flower or a carrot cone in its center. A wonderful chrysanthemum is obtained from onions.
For it you will need:
- large onion;
- beet juice;
- a plate of water;
- sharp knife.
How to make a chrysanthemum:
- the onion is peeled and its upper part is cut off (about five millimeters);
- cut the head in half, not reaching the lower border of about 10 millimeters;
- make an incision perpendicular to the previous one;
- then a few more notches, the more there are, the fluffier the chrysanthemum will be;
- put the onion in a bowl of water and leave it for 1-2 hours;
- The finished flower is soaked in beet juice.
Some varieties of vegetables “bloom” after forty minutes.
