How to Shred or Thinly Slice Leafy Vegetables
How to Shred or Thinly Slice Leafy Vegetables
When you need finely shredded strips of a leaf vegetable, there is a simple technique that makes it easy for you to do this. All you need is a chopping surface and a sharp knife and the follow the technique below.
Ingredients
- Spring Greens or Cabbage leaves
Instructions
- Wash and drain the leaves. Shake water off.
- Remove the central stem as shown in picture 2.
- Place several leaves on top of each other making a layer of leaves, picture 2.
- Roll leaves into a tight cigar shaped roll, picture 3.
- Then cut through with a sharp knife into strips as thin or thick as you need. For fine shredding, cut at 1/16 to 1/8-inch intervals. Pictures 4-5.
- If you don't want very long strands, cut across the middle of all the shredded leaves, reducing their length to half, picture 6.
- Untangle by lifting portions and shaking them.