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How to Plate Salads Like a Chef | 5 Elegant Garden-to-Table Salad Ideas



Hello everyone! In this video, I’m sharing five elegant ways to plate a salad using fresh ingredients harvested straight from my garden. If you’re planning to make a simple breakfast/lunch or preparing something special for guests, these chef-style plating ideas can help you make your salads look just as good as they taste.

By the way, this video is a continuation of the one I posted earlier, feel free to check that out after this!

Along the way, I’ll show you:
✅Why morning is the best time to harvest vegetables
✅How I use tools like a salad spinner and peeler in the kitchen
✅Simple garnishes and ingredients that elevate the look and flavor of your salad
✅How to use cucumber ribbons, pasta plates, and color contrast to plate like a pro

You’ll also see a few of my favorite homegrown ingredients that I harvested straight from my garden — cherry tomatoes, baby greens, cucamelons, and more, and how I build each plate step by step.

If you enjoy garden-to-table cooking and beautiful food presentation, I hope this video gives you some inspiration.

Let me know in the comments:
What’s your favorite salad ingredient or go-to plating style?

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Good morning, everyone! If you’re new here, hi, I’m Meryl. I grow my own food, flowers, and a little bit of joy right here in my humble garden. Today’s video is a continuation of the one I posted earlier. Morning is the best time to harvest vegetables. when the plants are still hydrated and crisp from the cooler night air. Some crops like lettuce can become bitter if harvested after a hot day. Harvesting in the morning helps preserve their natural sweetness and delicate flavor. Harvesting in the heat of the day can cause veggies especially leafy greens to wilt quickly. I love using baby greens or baby lettuce in my salads. This salad spinner removes excess water, leaving me with dry, crisp, and flavorful greens. Today, I’m going to make salads using fresh ingredients from my garden. By the way, what do you do with your kitchen scraps? Do you make compost out of it? I would love to own a kitchen composter someday. If you have one, let me know how you like it. I like using a peeler to make thinly sliced cucumbers. This year is my first time growing cucamelons and I’m excited to try them in different dishes like salads. Cucamelons taste like cucumbers. I love using cherry tomatoes in almost all of my dishes because they are not only delicious but also add sweetness to the salad or any dish. My daughter loves chicken tenders for her salad. I’m adding other proteins like eggs, too. Join me in plating the salad in 5 different ways. I’m creating an edible salad bowl using cucumber ribbons. This makes the perfect base for plating. I make mine medium-sized so I can put a lot in it. Garnish the salad with feta cheese. For my second salad plating, I’m keeping the salad on just one side of the plate for a minimalist look. What’s your favorite type of cheese for your salad? I used a pasta plate for my third plating. It helps keep everything neat and centered. For this fourth salad plating idea, I’m placing the salad right in the center of the dish for a simple, clean, and elegant look. I added bronze-red oakleaf lettuce for a pop of color and contrast. It kind of looks like a tree with snowflakes. Perfect to serve on Christmas! I’m using a balsamic glaze to add decorative dots around the plate Let’s eat before I show you the last salad plating. In our house, we usually don’t use dressing on our salad. We enjoy the taste of freshly harvested vegetables, which complements everything on the plate. Lastly, it’s nice to look back at the very first salad I posted here on my channel. Classic Chef salad for my 5th plating idea. I’ll put the recipe link in the description box below.

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  1. @theartoflivingwithmeryl

    Hello, everyone! I'm sharing five ways to plate a salad using fresh ingredients harvested straight from my garden. This video is a continuation of the one I posted earlier.
    Feel free to check out Part 1:
    https://youtu.be/ii5SlTpQq98

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  10. @recanto.pereira

    UAL que lugar lindo e que capricho em preparar as saladas ❤❤fica até mais gostosa 😋😋amei ❤ parabéns 👏👏👏

  17. @valdeneaguiar9815

    🌸💓🌸que vídeo maravilhoso,vc fã tudo com muito carinho e cuidado 😊amei sua horta abençoada 🙏🏼 tenho uma vasilha de secar alface,parecida com a sua😊porém é manual,vou girando com a mão,tem uma manivela.Shoevrssa salada, parabéns 👏🏼🎊🎊🎊🎊

  22. @ratihera

    These salad plating ideas are beautiful! Love how fresh ingredients from your garden make each dish look so vibrant and elegant 🥗✨

    It looks really delicious, Mom, thank you for sharing.

  26. @Yoshipocheヨシポチェちゃんねる

    🙏🙏こんばんは🙇‍♀とても素敵な庭👍新鮮な野菜、素晴らしい生活ビデオを紹介してくれてありがとうございます🙇‍♀😘🔔🙏平和、愛、家族、🎉🎉❤

  30. @LorraineAshby

    What a splendid garden you have!!! You have worked hard on it and it has yielded you with all the ingredients you require for this wonderful nutritious salad!!! It looks so tasty and colourful!!! Eggs are so nice too … gorgeous presentation!!! All looks so yummy!!!!
    Best wishes,
    Lorraine #235❤️🙏🌈

  33. @mangetu.9musasi

    きれいな映像ですね。映像を見ているとキャンプに行きたくなりました。おいしそうな料理むちゃくちゃ食べたいです。心の和む映像をありがとうございます。😋😋👩‍🦰🥰

  37. @lavender-strawberry

    Hiiiiiiiiiii!!!! Hi Tita Meryl! Miss u! ❤❤❤❤❤ Also I like your cooking! The Nilaga was yummy and I love corn! (From her previous vid) ❤❤❤❤ It's pretty cold there but it's kinda cozy at the same time! Miss u and Ate M—— and Tito S———-!!!!!❤❤❤❤ Love u ❤

  38. @lavender-strawberry

    These salads look, SoSyAl 😂😂😂😂😂😂 wowwwwwwww ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ fancy salad😂😂❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

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