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Mahalo's cooking expert Scott Aaronson explains the steps for dicing vegetables with a mandoline.
What You'll Need
- Zucchini or other fruit or vegetable that needs to be diced
- Mandoline
- Cutting board
Step 1: Prepare the Vegetable
- Cut both ends off your vegetable (a zucchini in this case) and then cut it in half.
- Put the zucchini in the guard and make sure it's attached.
Step 2: Prepare the Mandoline
- Choose the 1/4 inch thickness julienne blade and enter it into the mandoline.
- Set up your mandoline so it's standing at the correct angle.
Step 3: Dice It Up
Use the mandoline in the normal fashion by raising the guard to the top and sliding it down in a steady motion. Your julienne blade will produce long, thin slices of zucchini. - Lay out the zucchini pieces on the cutting board.
- Use a chef's knife to cut the slices into smaller pieces.
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Scott Aaronson
By the age of 18, Scott was running a small kitchen in an Italian restaurant, which inspired him to spend the next several years learning global techniques and preparations as a server and cook. Then in 2002, he started his own private chef business, working with celebrities like Will Smith, Mary J Blige, Katey Sagal and Jimmy Kimmel. He has also been seen as a guest chef on four Los Angeles-based cooking shows. His most recent challenge was designing and instructing a weekly culinary program for 300 school-age children.
