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Restaurant Tomato Dicing Hack: Quick & Easy Knife Skills
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Restaurant Tomato Dicing Hack: Quick & Easy Knife Skills
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Restaurant Tomato Dicing Hack: Quick & Easy Knife Skills

Discover a restaurant-style lifehack for perfectly dicing tomatoes quickly and efficiently. Learn the knife skills used by professional chefs to prepare tomatoes for any dish, from salads to sauces, in just seconds. This simple technique is a game-changer for home cooks.
#Tomato
#Dicing
#Knife Skills
#Kitchen Hack
#Restaurant Style
#Quick Prep
#Vegetable Prep
Fresh tomatoes ready for dicing
Fresh tomatoes ready for dicing

Recipe Information

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Prep Time
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Cook Time
1m
Total Time
2
Servings
Easy
Culinary Technique
English
Nutrition (per serving)
36
Calories
2g
Protein
8g
Carbs
0g
Fat
Tomato with initial vertical cuts
Tomato with initial vertical cuts

Ingredients

  • Tomatoes
    (Firm and ripe for best results)

    2 medium-sized
  • Salt
    (Optional, for seasoning diced tomatoes)

    A pinch
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  • Black Pepper
    (Optional, for seasoning diced tomatoes)

    A pinch
Servings: 2
💡 Tip: Check off ingredients as you add them to keep track of your progress!
Tomato with completed horizontal cuts
Tomato with completed horizontal cuts

Instructions

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    Wash and core the tomatoes. Carefully remove the stem end.
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    Wash and core the tomatoes. Carefully remove the stem end.
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    Ensure tomatoes are firm for easier dicing and cleaner cuts.
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    Place the tomato flat on a cutting board and make several vertical slices, but do not cut all the way through the bottom. Leave about 1/4 inch (0.5 cm) intact at the base.
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    Place the tomato flat on a cutting board and make several vertical slices, but do not cut all the way through the bottom. Leave about 1/4 inch (0.5 cm) intact at the base.
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    Use a sharp chef's knife for precise and clean cuts.
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    Carefully make one or two horizontal slices through the tomato, perpendicular to the vertical cuts, again not cutting all the way through the base.
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    Carefully make one or two horizontal slices through the tomato, perpendicular to the vertical cuts, again not cutting all the way through the base.
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    Hold the tomato firmly but gently to maintain its shape during slicing.
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    Turn the tomato 90 degrees and slice vertically from the top, allowing the previous cuts to guide your knife, creating perfect small dice.
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    Turn the tomato 90 degrees and slice vertically from the top, allowing the previous cuts to guide your knife, creating perfect small dice.
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    Adjust dice size by varying the spacing of your initial cuts.
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    Gently scoop the freshly diced tomatoes into a bowl, ready for use in your favorite salads, salsas, or garnishes. Season with salt and pepper if desired.
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    Step 5 visual
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    Gently scoop the freshly diced tomatoes into a bowl, ready for use in your favorite salads, salsas, or garnishes. Season with salt and pepper if desired.
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    This technique is excellent for achieving uniform dice quickly, perfect for professional presentation.
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