The adorable onion chrysanthemum will undoubtedly be the best decoration for many dishes! It looks especially good on salads such as a fur coat and Olivier; it also perfectly decorates meat and fish dishes, meat pies, snacks and many other dishes. The most curious thing is that making such a chrysanthemum will not be difficult, as well as painting it in the future so that it accurately imitates a flower. Look at the two onion chrysanthemums below, one yellow and one pink, both dyed with natural ingredients. And how they look like a real flower!

And even a simple white chrysanthemum from onions also looks very, very festive, wonderfully decorating a salad:

The work is quite simple, you can do it in a matter of minutes:

1. First, prepare large onions.

2. Peel it, cut off both the bottom and the top by about half a centimeter (even a little less). Then start cutting the onion in half, but not until the very end. If you do not cut it completely, the onion will not open, and if to the very end, it will fall apart. Cut with a sharp knife into as many divisions as possible - then the flower will be fluffy and very beautiful.

Ideally, you should have a blank like the one in the photo below. Put the cut onion in warm water for an hour - it will gradually open like a flower. The opening time depends on the type of onion. It may take 30 minutes to 2 hours.

3. Finally, the still white chrysanthemum can be dyed. For red or pink chrysanthemums, use fresh beetroot juice and dip the onion chrysanthemum with the tips down (or whole if desired). The intensity of the color depends on the duration of exposure in the juice - check every 10 minutes to get the desired color.

It is very easy to make for decorating salads, meat, fish and vegetable dishes chrysanthemum of their onions

1. For the chrysanthemum, take a small round onion.

You can take both white and red onions.
The smaller the bulb, the more beautiful the flower turns out.
Try to choose a thin-walled bulb, then the petals are thinner and open more beautifully.

2. Peel the onion and cut the top and bottom about 0.5 cm each.

3. Using a thin, sharp knife, carefully cut almost in half, not completely cutting about 0.5 cm.
An incision is made on the top side - where the feather grows.

4. Then cut it in half again in the same way.

5. Next, cut into as many pieces as possible. It is advisable to make as many incisions as possible.
If the cuts are not deep enough, the flower will not bloom well, and if too deep, the flower will fall apart.

6. Place the onion in water at room temperature - the water should completely cover the onion.
In an hour and a half, the chrysanthemum should "bloom".
The chrysanthemum "blooming" time depends on the type of onion. Some varieties take 40 minutes, while others need a couple of hours.

7. To add brightness to the flower, dip the tips of the blossoming chrysanthemum in the beetroot juice (rub the raw beets and squeeze through the cloth).
Dyeing time - until the desired color is obtained.
You can also use any other food coloring - brightly colored juice (for example, cherry, blackcurrant), yellow saffron solution, Cahors or other red wine, pickled beet brine, etc.
You can paint the whole flower.

DIY chrysanthemum from a bulb + Photo

Quite simply, you can make an original decoration for salads, vegetable, fish and meat dishes - create a chrysanthemum of their onions.

To create a chrysanthemum from a bulb you will need:

Onion

Bowl of cold water

Beets for a pink tint (optional)

Thin knife

The process of making a chrysanthemum from a bulb:

1. To create a chrysanthemum, take a small round onion (you can use both white and red onions). The smaller the bulb, the more beautiful the flower is (Figure 1). It is also advisable to choose a thin-walled bulb, then the petals will be thinner and more beautifully open.

3. Using a thin knife, start cutting the onion from the top side (Figure 2). It is important not to cut to the end of about 1.5-2 cm ... You can cut it both gradually and simply in half, then in half more, into as many parts as possible. It is advisable to make the maximum number of incisions. If the cuts are not deep enough, the flower may not bloom well, and if they are too deep, the flower may fall apart altogether.

4. Place the whole onion in cold water (Figure 4). It may take from 20 minutes to 1.5 hours to open - it all depends on the type of onion.

5. If you go to give the flower a bright pink hue, then dip the tips of the blossoming chrysanthemum in the beet juice (rub the raw beets and squeeze through the cloth). Alternatively, you can immediately chop the beetroot pieces and put them in a bowl with a chopped onion (Figure 5). The dyeing time will depend on the desired chrysanthemum color.

Chrysanthemum from the bulb is ready!

You can also use any other food coloring - brightly colored juice (for example, cherry, blackcurrant), yellow saffron solution, cahors or other red wine, pickled beet brine, etc.You can color whole flowers.

To make a chrysanthemum, you need a small onion. At your discretion, you can use a white or red onion. A flower from a small onion turns out to be more beautiful. Also, the thickness of the onion walls affects the quality of the flower. The petals from a thin-walled bulb are more graceful.
1. First peel the onion, wash, dry. Cut about half an inch from the top and bottom of the bulb.
2. Using a thin, sharp knife, cut the onion in almost two parts, without finishing cutting about half a centimeter to the end. It is best to make the cut from the top, where the feather grows.
3. Make another similar cut, perpendicular to the first.
4. Next, cut the onion into as many pieces as possible. Be careful, because if the cuts are not deep enough, the flower will not bloom well, and, conversely, with very deep cuts, the flower will simply fall apart.
5. The bulb must now be completely immersed in water at room temperature. Depending on the type of onion, it will take 40 minutes to several hours for the bulbous chrysanthemum to blossom.
6. Such a flower can be painted with beet juice by dipping the whole flower or the tips of its petals. Any other food coloring can be used for coloring.

Delicate flower from a white bulb.

1. We clean, wash, dry the white onion. Try to peel the bulb so as not to cut off the root seal.
2. Throughout the onion, make four to five cuts, two to three layers deep.
3. Fold back the outer layers, these will be the flower petals. Remove the inner cut layers with a knife. Since the petals are brittle, everything must be done with utmost care.
4. The next cuts are made in a checkerboard pattern. And we repeat the actions from the previous paragraph: bend the first layer, remove the inner one.
5. Repeat these steps until you reach the middle of the onion.
6. After that, the onion must be placed in hot water for a few seconds.
7. Then place the onion in a marinade of water, vinegar and sugar for ten minutes.
* Add the amount of ingredients for the marinade to taste.
8. Optionally, the flower can be colored with food coloring. We take out the flower from the marinade, shake off excess liquid, straighten the petals and decorate the dish.

Unusual leek flower

1. Cut off a piece of the stem approximately 15 centimeters long.
2. With a sharp knife, make longitudinal cuts no more than 1.5 centimeters wide.
3. We make petals from the thin strips cut out. To do this, bend the strip and then tuck it towards the center.
4. Petals can be made up to three to four rows.
5. After the petals are formed, it is necessary to cut off the excess part of the stem at about the level of the petals.
6. You can add volume to the stem using incisions.

Leek flower

1. Fold the wide stem in half leeks. Make frequent cuts on the side of the fold.

2. Roll this into the center of the flower.

3. Now you need to make petals from the wide parts of the onion, folding them in half.

4. Secure the flower with toothpicks and place on a dish.

We hope that you will be able to repeat the suggested color options for your holiday dishes. It is best to first practice on a regular day, and on a holiday to surprise all guests with your new creativity. Do not forget that only carving will help you create culinary masterpieces.
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Very easy to make chrysanthemum from onions for decorating salads, meat, fish and vegetable dishes
1. For the chrysanthemum, take a small round onion.
You can take both white and red onions.
The smaller the bulb, the more beautiful the flower turns out.
Try to choose a thin-walled bulb, then the petals are thinner and open more beautifully.
2. Peel the onion and cut the top and bottom about 0.5 cm each.
3. Using a thin, sharp knife, carefully cut almost in half, not completely cutting about 0.5 cm.
An incision is made on the top side - where the feather grows.
4. Then cut it in half again in the same way.
5. Next, cut into as many pieces as possible. It is advisable to make as many incisions as possible.
If the cuts are not deep enough, the flower will not bloom well, and if too deep, the flower will fall apart.
6. Place the onion in water at room temperature - the water should completely cover the onion.
In an hour and a half, the chrysanthemum should "bloom".
The chrysanthemum "blooming" time depends on the type of onion. Some varieties take 40 minutes, while others need a couple of hours.
7. To add brightness to the flower, dip the tips of the blossoming chrysanthemum in the beetroot juice (rub the raw beets and squeeze through the cloth).
Dyeing time - until the desired color is obtained.
You can also use any other food coloring - brightly colored juice (for example, cherry, blackcurrant), yellow saffron solution, Cahors or other red wine, pickled beet brine, etc.
You can dye the whole flower.