Tip #5: What’s chiffonade?

Chif·fo·nade. It’s a fancy French word for cutting leafy greens into long, thin, fine strips or ribbon-like shreds. Chiffonade is most commonly associated with basil. Gather your basil leaves into a stack, roll them up tightly, then starting at one end (perpendicular to the roll) slice the leaves into strips. Fluff ‘em up and voilà you have pretty strips for garnishing your bruschetta or frittata or pasta alla vodka! (Extra points if you do this with other leafy green veggies like spinach.)