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You Should Know How to Hasselback—Start With These Showstopping Carrots

All you need to perfectly hasselback vegetables are a sharp knife, a steady hand, and this technique.
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Whether you’re slicing apples for a galette or potatoes for a gratin, perfectly thin, uniform slices make any dish a showstopper. Inspired by Hot 10 honoree Semilla in Brooklyn, we tried it on carrots.

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Danny Kim
  1. Peel vegetable, trim ends, and cut lengthwise along one side to remove a thin slice, creating a flat surface.
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  1. Lay vegetable on flat side and cut three more slices to square off remaining sides (a cross section should reveal a square).
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  1. Without cutting all the way through, cut crosswise into as-thin-as-possible slices. Press slices at an angle to fan them out.
Get the recipe: Hasselback Carrots
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