Comments on: Ingredients 101: Avocado, Mango, Onion

By: Brendan

Brendan — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 17:11:00 +0000

You should do another post like this.

By: Emeril « Ruminations from Earth-That-Was

Emeril « Ruminations from Earth-That-Was — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 21:31:06 +0000

[...] Chop root vegetables in one-inch chunks (try to keep them fairly uniform). Finely dice onion (see this post for great tips) Season chicken thighs by sprinkling with salt, pepper, and chili powder. Heat a [...]

By: ingrid

ingrid — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 01:35:59 +0000

I seriously needed this.
~ingrid

By: Anu

Anu — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 14:53:58 +0000

thank you for posting the onion dicing recipes. The part I was missing was keeping the root intact. A light bulb has just gone on! The salad looks wonderful and simple and I am going to try it!

By: Anita

Anita — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 23:04:47 +0000

As for spooning out the avacado, a plastic spoon seems to work better than a regular one :) the edges are sharp enough that it makes getting it all out easier.

By: Jenna

Jenna — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 13:09:50 +0000

Thanks, Nick!!! I just used your onion method and it worked like a charm!

I, too, would like to see a post on dealing with thicker-skinned winter squashes. I'd also like to know how restaurants churn out thick, juicy citrus slices without any pith. Every time I try to do it they end up mangled or super-tiny.

Thanks again!

By: Nick

Nick — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 10:23:19 +0000

Nice. Thanks for the suggestions everyone. I'll plan another one of these shortly.

@Chris. I refuse durian. At least for now. 1) I don't know where to find it. and 2) Anything that makes Andrew Zimmern vom will probably make me vom.

By: Katy

Katy — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 21:54:52 +0000

Nice tutorial! Putting the "onion" into practice shortly! I don't know if I'd say I have "problem" foods – but I'd say my "most used" ingredients are chicken breasts, sun-dried tomatoes, and garlic cloves. If you have tips for those ingredients, I wouldn't turn them down! After all, I didn't know there was a better way to dice an onion until today, so I'm sure you know something I don't!

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 21:11:30 +0000

How about durian? (Not because I want to use it. It just cracks me up every time I see it in our local Asian market!)

Seriously though, nice tutorial.

By: Prix Fixe

Prix Fixe — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 12:51:51 +0000

Here's a few for you to chew on. ;)

Grains of Paradise

Leek

Galangal