How to Cut Fruit To Garnish Cocktails

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Cut Fruit For Cocktail Garnishes

Cutting fruit to garnish a cocktail is easy once you know how. You can slice lemons, limes, and oranges in this way and garnish a variety of drinks including alcoholic cocktails and non-alcoholic beverages. This How-to will teach you to slice them so they will nicely sit on the rim of the glass.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

Cutting board
Sharp paring knife, or sharp serrated knife
Fruit of choice
Drink to garnish

Step 1

Preparing fruit for garnish

Wash your cocktail garnish fruit and remove any stickers. Place on cutting board with ends facing right and left. Carefully cut the ends off.
Step 2

Cutting fruit for garnish

Turn fruit so that it stands on one cut flat spot and the other cut flat spot is facing straight up. Take your knife and carefully cut down through the middle of flat spot, cutting fruit into equal halves.
Step 3

Preparing fruit for garnish

Place fruit halves flat side up. Carefully take knife and cut about halfway into fruit going from flat end to flat end. You will be cutting what looks like a line going straight down the middle of the garnish. This is to ensure the garnish sits on the side of the glass.
Step 4

Fruit slices for cocktail garnish

Turn fruit halves over so flat side is now on cutting board. You want your flat ends to be facing right and left again. Carefully cut about half inch slices all through fruit, being sure to cut all the way through rind. Limes are notorious for keeping one little piece hanging on connecting the slices.
Step 5

Fruit garnish for cocktail

At this point, your fruit has now become a cocktail garnish. You can slip the cut middle right over the rim of a glass and it will sit perfectly. Enjoy!