Floral Garnish Without The Flowers (dedicated To Bergy)

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cucumber (you will have extra for another use)
• 2 slices american cheese
• 3 -4 small capers

Recipe

• 1 do not peel the cucumber. start by cutting off 1 tapered end of the cucumber & discard it. cut 3 segments (3/4 in wide) from the cucumber & halve each thru the center. you now have 6 segments.
• 2 place 4 of the segments (center cut side down & rind side up) on your cutting board & cut ea diagonally so you have 8 segments that will form the petals of the flower.
• 3 use 1 of the last 2 segments to thinly slice the half-moon pieces that will form the stem of the flower & trim them as shown in the pic.
• 4 using a vegetable peeler, peel 1 or 2 strips of cucumber rind & cut into several leaf shapes as shown in the pic.
• 5 using a 1-inch diameter cookie cutter (rd or scallop-edged), cut cheese slices for the pieces that will be the center of your flower. assemble the garnish on your platter as shown in the pic or as desired. all done!