If you want to surprise your guests, then on a sweet table you need to beautifully serve sliced fruits. Now this is a whole art called carving. Professionals create artistic masterpieces that are admired by all guests. It’s not easy to work with fruits and berries. Cutting should be done quickly and preferably right before setting the table, since fruit is a product that can let juice or wind off and lose its freshness.
In the article we will offer the simplest options on how to serve fruit beautifully to a sweet table or wine at a party. For creativity, you need to show a little imagination, buy fresh fruits and berries, as well as additional fastening elements - toothpicks or wooden skewers. Still need to think in advance where the cut will be placed. For a fruit masterpiece, you can use a large flat dish, a tray, a special multi-tiered stand.
Cutting on a tray
How to serve fruit beautifully on the festive table? On a round dish or tray, slices can be laid out in different ways. It is possible to place fruits in layers in a circle, or you can lay out triangles, as in the photo below. In order for the triangles to be even, you must first draw the surface of the tray into equal parts. To do this, it is recommended to make a template from a sheet of parchment, outlining the contours of the dish. Then fold the circle of paper in half diagonally, then fold the sheet in half again, repeat the procedure again. Where the folds are located, the outline of the triangle is indicated.
After marking, they begin to place the whole fruit or berries, cut in equal pieces. It is recommended to separate the grapes from the twig, leaving only the berries. In the center of a tray or dish, some large decorative object will be beautifully displayed. In our case, it is cut pineapple greens. If you want to know how to serve fruit nicely, then our advice will not be out of place. Cut watermelon, melon, pineapple need even plates. On a platter, they should be tilted to one side. Strawberries are put on a platter with tails to make it more convenient for guests to take the berries in their hands, and the berries should be placed equally.
Owl for a children's holiday
How to serve fruit beautifully on a holiday table for children? It will be interesting to look at the figure of a cartoon character, any animal or bird - for example, a butterfly or an owl (as in the photo).
For this composition we use pineapple sliced in triangles, thin slices of strawberries and green and blue grapes.
Instead of eyes, two round white ice cream cones with a bright berry in the center are placed. Around them are laid berries of green grapes. The front plumage is made of pineapple sliced in a triangle, the wings are laid out from sliced strawberries. The beak is also represented by a piece of berry. Owl legs are decorated with dark grapes.
Thus, knowing how to serve fruit beautifully on the festive table, you can depict any picture. If the celebration is organized for children, then it will be appropriate to invite the birthday man to come up with a character himself, together pick up fruits of certain colors to implement the idea.
Apple baskets
You can nicely serve fruit on the table in the form of baskets cut from large green apples. A detailed production of such original berry containers is presented in the photo in the article. Need a sharp knife. You need to act carefully so as not to break through the bottom of the apple, otherwise the juice from the berries will flow into the dish.
Bright berries look spectacular against the background of a green basket. Moreover, the basket itself can also be eaten. In order to keep the flower-shaped lid on an apple, it is fastened with a long skewer made of wood or plastic.
Basket of flowers
How to serve fruit beautifully on the festive table? Another original and convenient way is placing fruit on skewers in a wicker basket. For figured cutting, you can use special molds, for example, for baking. At the wedding anniversary celebration, fruit hearts will look interesting. The photo shows a composition in the form of a bouquet of flowers. They are conveniently cut from fruits of dense structure. You can take pineapple or melon, make red flowers or hearts from watermelon.
To keep the figures well on wooden sticks, they can be fixed with grapes or a few more carved details. For such a design, only dense products are taken. You can sprinkle the apple with lemon juice so that it does not darken.
Serving fruit in a watermelon basket
Now carving on the peel of a watermelon has gained great popularity. Masters create whole masterpieces using its layers - from green to red. We will look at how to cut a simple basket with a handle from an elongated watermelon. First you need to draw a marker outline of the basket. Then gently begin to incise with a sharp knife, cutting the peel into pieces.
It is convenient to take out the core of the watermelon with a spoon. If you have a round ice cream mold in your kitchen, you can use it. The resulting balls are then placed with other fruits and berries in a basket.
Fruit canapes
If you want to quickly cope with the serving of fruits on the table, in addition, only a few different elements are purchased, then the best solution would be the manufacture of canapes. They should be the same, then the dish will look beautiful and stylish. Instead of an ordinary skewer, it is recommended to use some kind of original stick. If this is a children's holiday, then you can buy plastic sticks with figures on the end in the store.
First, all the elements are cut and laid out in separate containers. Then the process of forming skewers begins. It is desirable that the slicing be the same size. On the top you can place berries, such as grapes and blueberries, as in the photo in the article.
The number of canapes is calculated so that guests can enjoy the fruit not in a single copy, but at least 2-3 canapes for each of them.
Basic rules for serving fruit slices
Citrus fruits are cut either in circles or in a semicircle. The peel is not peeled off. If watermelon and melon are served on a dish, then they are cut into thin slices and the peel is also left. It’s more convenient to pick them up. If these products are cut into small pieces, then guests should offer forks or skewers for pricking.
Large fruits - plums, apricots and peaches - are served pitted, pulp down. You can divide the fruit in half or into smaller parts.
Apples and pears tend to darken in the air, they are cut immediately before serving, you can place kiwi on them or sprinkle with lemon juice.
Strawberries served with ponytails. It is interesting to serve ice cream with a dish of strawberries, partially dipped in chocolate melted in a water bath.
The article details how beautifully serve fruit on the festive table. Show your vision and implement creative ideas. This is fascinating, and fruit slices, beautifully laid out on a dish, look very impressive and will decorate any feast.