mezzaluna

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Place the mesclun, red cabbage (or cauliflower or broccoli), green beans, and cucumber on a cutting surface and, using a knife, mezzaluna, or salad chopper, chop until the pieces are of uniform size, about a third of an inch.

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  • Chopped salads are most effectively made with a double-handled mezzaluna. —  Boston.com Most Popular
  • Place the mesclun, red cabbage (or cauliflower or broccoli), green beans, and cucumber on a cutting surface and, using a knife, mezzaluna, or salad chopper, chop until the pieces are of uniform size, about a third of an inch. —  Boston.com Most Popular
  • Specialties include vitello mezzaluna, a dish that combines veal medallions and prosciutto in a creamy vodka and tomato sauce. —  This Just In From ExplorerNews.com
  • A mezzaluna works best but a nicely curved knife will do the trick too. —  Pinoy Cook: Home cooking rocks!
  • At Home with Kim Vallee: Angela: I used to have a mezzaluna without the rou ... —  At Home with Kim Vallee
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  1. Italian, crescent, mezzaluna : mezza, feminine of mezzo, half (from Latin medius; see medhyo- in Indo-European roots) + luna, moon (from Latin lūna; see leuk- in Indo-European roots).
 

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