Recipe: Tomato Rose

I don’t know about you, but I keep meeting men who claim that the appearance of the finished dish is almost more important to them than its taste. They are lying, of course, but they make you think about the aesthetic presentation of food. In fact, making a dish beautiful is much easier than it seems. I'm ready to prove it once or twice .

To turn any, even the simplest vegetable salad into a pretentious dish, just lay it out beautifully and decorate the top with... ummm... say, a scarlet sugar rose... from a tomato. And it’s not at all difficult to do. Have you started?

1. So, you will need a medium-sized tomato. Ripe, but quite strong. You also need a sharp knife and the ability to use this knife.

2. We begin to carefully cut the skin from the tomato in a spiral.

3. It is important that the spiral does not break. In this way, you need to cut off all the peel from the tomato, right down to the base. Remember, the neater and longer this strip is, the more magnificent and beautiful the rose will turn out.

4. Now we begin to form the flower. We begin to roll the strip with a roller in the form of a bud. Continue in this manner until you have rolled all the peels.

5. To prevent the “flower” from falling apart, you can fasten it with a toothpick. Just don’t forget to warn your guests about this, otherwise you won’t be able to avoid trouble.

6. Make several cuts on the outer layer of the spiral and peel back the “petals.” That's it! The rose is ready. Decorate a salad or any other dish and invite it to the table. I am sure that the one you tried to impress will appreciate your efforts.

With love Varvara Goryacheva