You know that moment in the kitchen when you don't want to dirty anything or make a mess but you're hungry and out of easy snack food? Let your peeler help you out.
A peeler makes quick work of a fresh salad with whatever vegetables you happen to have on hand. It creates thin, quick slices and takes up less space than a mandolin. There's a certain stigma involved with prep work, and sometimes you're just looking for a 30 second lunch which is exactly what this trick affords you.
Have you ever done this? Share your thoughts in the comments below.
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I do this all the time, particularly with carrots. I love it, personally. it's a great way to make those harder-to-stab vegetables easy to incorporate into each bite without shaking the leafy veggies from your fork!
such a great idea, however i can't get past the chipped nail polish in the picture. i know, i know.
Yes, this is a great idea. I like my salad with "carrot curls". In addition to be being easy, they are beautiful, too.
I do this all the time, too. I've never managed to cut myself this way, but I have definitely done some damage with the fancy julienne gadget I decided would be safer and easier. Sigh. (Also, someone needs to get that gal a new peeler, that one's seen better days and looks like it might be adding a little bit of unintentional something to the salad.)
Surfjack, you funny!
it's also good for letting your kids help with meal prep, if their not ready for a knife.
my son use to get slices of cheese this way.
and i agree with surfjack, that peeler is looking like my dog got a hold of it.