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Simple food garnishing

Rock Melon Centerpiece –Easy Food Garnish Idea

written by Amila Gamage Wickramarachchi November 18, 2012

Rock Melon Centerpiece –Easy Food Garnish Idea

Recently I entered into the ‘Fall Carving Contest 2012’ organised by Selena @garnishfood.blogspot.com.  This ‘Rock Melon Centrepiece’ is my submission. Winners were selected by votes. Thanks dear friends for voting me. However the contest was very competitive & I could not gain much votes to be eligible to one of top three winners.

BUT, for my surprise, I was selected for The Beginner’s Award. It is really exciting & encouraging me as a beginner. I was given with the’ Fruit Carving How-To DVD’ from TempleofThai.com & my gift is on the way to Singapore.

I thought of sharing how I did this fruit garnishing with a very simple tool.Hope all you beginners will enjoy this & think of preparing a centrepiece in your next occasion.

For my luck, I found below tool from a supermarket for less than $5.(From NTUC-Ang Mo Kio, Singapore).

Rock Melon Centerpiece –Easy Food Garnish Idea

My initial  plan was doing a garnish with a watermelon. But,I had a problem of how to finish a big watermelon in few days without wasting. Then I saw this round cute Rock melon & it was ideal in shape, colour & size.

Rock Melon Centerpiece –Easy Food Garnish Idea

Tools/items required

Carving tool as of above picture.(or check this Garnish Kitchen Tool Set, 5-Piece,if you dont have tools)

Few flower shaped cookie cutters

Few tooth picks & skewers

A plate to hold the garnish

A knife

Fruits/vegetables used

A Rock Melon (Should be able to stand like a vase without falling)

Few cherry tomatoes

Ladies fingers (okra)

Salad leaves (lettuce)

An orange

An apple

A carrot.

Few watermelon pieces.

Here is the method

 

Using the ‘V end’ of the tool, cut the Rock melon into half. So, both surfaces of Rock melon would be flowery shape. 

Use one half as the vase. Remove inside flesh using a scoop.(From the Vase)

Using the same tool, cut apple & orange into half. Now there are few orange, apple & Rock Melon flowers to decorate. Using the cookie cutter, cut water melon slices as flowers. Use tooth pick to arrange them on Orange/apple/Rock Melon flowers.

Rock Melon Centerpiece –Easy Food Garnish Idea

Insert cherry tomatoes in skewers as in photos.

Cut flowers from Carrot. Check here on how to cut flowers from a carrot.

Arrange them on skewers with a half cherry tomato.

Arrange all carrot flowers & cherry tomato skewers in Melon vase. Use the lettuce accordingly as leaves.

Cut the head of Okra(ladies fingers) & insert  a tooth pick. Arrange them nicely in Rock Melon vase.

Rock Melon Centerpiece –Easy Food Garnish Idea
 

Finally arrange the Rock melon vase with other Apple/Orange/Rock Melon flowers on a tray or a plate nicely.

I hope this is a beautiful & easy Centerpiece for  a dining table. What do you think?

Rock Melon Centerpiece –Easy Food Garnish Idea

Rock Melon Centerpiece –Easy Food Garnish Idea

You may also like this easy table centerpiece with fruits.

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Amila Gamage Wickramarachchi

Amila Gamage is the blogger behind Food Corner. She shares her cooking adventures in this blog. Apart from recipes, you will also find travel, health and kitchen inspirations in this blog. She started writing this blog in 2011 and still continuing.

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28 comments

What's Baking?? November 18, 2012 - 6:32 am

Very pretty..well done!

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Amy November 18, 2012 - 10:30 am

thanks,nice to hear from you…

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Selena (Fruit Carving Studio) November 18, 2012 - 10:25 am

Amy, our judge, Samsam said that he would love to have this centerpiece for a dinner. It’s very nicely presented. And the photo is perfect too. Thanks!

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Amy November 18, 2012 - 10:30 am

Nice to hear this comment from you…Your posts always inspired me with new garnish ideas & this contest was a chance to prove those….Thanks for arranging the contest!!

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Selena (Fruit Carving Studio) November 19, 2012 - 12:15 am

My pleasure, Amy! 🙂

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Sangeetha Priya November 18, 2012 - 1:39 pm

Me too interested in doing so, thks for sharing, u did a wonderful job!!!

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Vidya November 18, 2012 - 6:02 pm

Wow wow!!!! damn cute dear..whatever may be the reason to me you are the winner.

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Maayeka November 18, 2012 - 6:39 pm

wow.. this looks so beautiful!!!very creative and beautiful click..

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Judy Haughton-James November 18, 2012 - 11:29 pm

Great job Amy! This is very beautiful. Congratulations on receiving The Beginner’s Award. Have a good Monday.

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frikken DUCKIE November 19, 2012 - 12:17 am

Oooh that looks delicious! Thanks for following! Following you back now and looking forward to reading your recipes!

♥ Duckie.

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Evelyn November 19, 2012 - 12:34 am

Super! This is awesome:) Thanks for the visit and I am just dropping in to meet you and I am glad I did. You are very talented. I am following via GFC and Pinterest. I am on my way to follow via Facebook:)

Hope you week is filled with Blessings

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Priya November 18, 2012 - 9:22 pm

Wow mindblowing centerpiece..

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Shobha November 19, 2012 - 9:59 am

This is beautiful Amy..
Post it on my FOOD & VEGETABLE CARVINGS page on face book.

https://www.facebook.com/#!/groups/325952467512811/

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Amy November 23, 2012 - 12:29 am

Thanks,I sent a request to join with the group….

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Small Town Gal November 19, 2012 - 4:12 pm

so beautiful!

Thanks for visiting my blog, following you back 🙂

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Hema November 19, 2012 - 5:02 pm

So beautiful Amy, very talented dear..

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Julie November 19, 2012 - 5:15 pm

wow..very beautiful,Amy:)
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mail4rosey November 19, 2012 - 5:30 pm

You did a great job. It looks fantastic!

Visiting you from Mom’s Monday Mingle.

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Erin November 19, 2012 - 6:33 pm

This looks amazing and it’s photographed beautifully, too. I’m sorry you didn’t win!

I’m your newest follower via the I Love My Online Friends blog hop. Don’t be a stranger 🙂

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priya satheesh November 20, 2012 - 12:37 am

Awesome work!!!!

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S. Franklin November 20, 2012 - 2:29 am

If this was not a winner I can only imagine the competition had to be really fierce! What an awesome creation! I would love to have something like this as a table centerpiece for a party or gathering. I’m so glad I found your blog and I’m now following you. Stop by my place and say hello when you can :).

~Shawn~
http://www.thedivvyspot.com

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Autism Blog November 20, 2012 - 7:11 pm

Well congrats, that is pretty cool. And seeing this is no wonder. Great job, and how nice of you to share on how.

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Suja November 22, 2012 - 6:36 pm

it is so beautiful

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I am Koogle... November 25, 2012 - 3:04 pm

Wow! That is one awesome centerpiece!! Congratulations on winning The Beginner’s Award. 🙂

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Sadaf Afshan November 26, 2012 - 5:01 am

Lovely piece of fruit carving

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Manjula Bharath November 27, 2012 - 11:02 pm

wonderful creation 🙂 glad to follow you back 🙂

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Hey Mommy, Chocolate Milk December 2, 2012 - 3:42 am

New follower from the Super sync Hop. Hope you will hop over and follow back.

Also, I host a weekly link-Up and I would love for you to come by and add some of your great ideas. It runs Wed-Fri. Hope to see you there!

http://www.heymommychocolatemilk.blogspot.com

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Helene December 2, 2012 - 7:16 pm

sooo pretty! love this!
Helene in Between

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