Food Garnishing Ideas

Learning about Food Presentation

Did you know the way you present your food on a plate and even the colors on the plate make the food you serve more appealing to eat? When you are plating your food or presenting it on a platter, keep an eye on color. You'll see in a restaurant little additions of lemon wedges or green garnishes to add color to your plate. Here are more ideas to add to your food presentation.

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Food Presentation Ideas

Garnish soup with toppings such as chopped avocado, sliced almonds or add a swirl of cream or sour cream to the top before serving.

Sprinkle baked goods with chopped nuts or streusel topping before baking.

Add powdered sugar to baked goods after they come out of the oven. You can do this by sprinkling sugar with your fingers or using a sugar shaker.

Add chopped fresh herbs to dishes, soup or salads.

Add a cooked bacon strip, chicken strip or something similar to a cream soup like this pumpkin soup.

Add a sliced orange, lemon or lime to a drink. Either in your drink to add color or sit on the edge of your glass. Most any fruit will work with this.

Add a fruit kabob to a smoothie or milkshake by adding sliced fruit to a skewer or long toothpick. Serve along the edge or in the glass.

Finish off a cooked pasta dish or salad with grated Parmesan cheese.

Some fruit shells can be used as a bowl. Scrap or cut the fruit out and use as a serving bowl. Watermelon is often used as a serving bowl but don't forget even oranges can be mini sized serving dishes. Try coconuts, pineapples, lemons or limes.

Serve dips or condiments in hollowed out colored peppers.

Add fresh sliced fruit. Not only does fruit add a little more nutrition, they are colorful and they can easily be added on the side of your plate or decorated in a flower shape or whatever you choose.