Chiffonade

A knife technique called chiffonade works perfectly here. ❋ Kate McDonough (2010)

I wanted thin strips of basil, so I used a cutting technique called chiffonade, where you cut the herbs into thin strips. ❋ Kalyn Denny (2008)

To make the basil butter, wash and dry the basil leaves, roll them up, and cut them into fine shreds called chiffonade with a sharp knife. ❋ MARY RISLEY (2003)

To chop them by hand, you are going to make what is called a chiffonade then dice the leave ❋ Unknown (2010)

Stack leaves of your fresh herb of choice, roll them into a cigar shape, and sliver them as thinly as possible: "chiffonade" it is called , I think. ❋ Lindy (2008)

He's posting under the screen name "chiffonade" on hundreds of sites and I see that yours has been victimized. ❋ Mercedes (2008)

In any event, the texture of the meat filling in the pita is that of a meltingly tender "chiffonade" of lamb. ❋ Brilynn (2006)

Day 34, Pt. 1 (09.06.08, 10 AM-midnight): pink Miami Seaquariun tank; white punk rock capris; Paul McCartney pin; yellow "chiffonade" headscarf ❋ Unknown (2008)

The cheese melts just enough to meld seamlessly with the sugary-sweet, hot juices from the burst tomatoes, and together the sauce forms a gauzy blanket over a bed of pasta before being showered with a chiffonade of bright green herbage. ❋ Sarah (2009)

Yochai saves the day with quick thinking as we toast bread topped with tomatoes, cheese and a divine basil/garlic chiffonade he whips up. ❋ Liz Neumark (2010)

For tomato-based versions, play up the soup's affinity for herbs with a chiffonade of basil bound by olive oil, swirled like a green pinwheel on the surface. ❋ Aleksandra Crapanzano (2011)