How to Slice Citrus?
Cut Slices off the Poles of Each Citrus, Making Sure You Cut Just Past the Pith to Expose the Fruit Underneath. Stand Citrus Upright and Use a Small Thin Knife...
Cut slices off the poles of each citrus, making sure you cut just past the pith to expose the fruit underneath. Stand citrus upright and use a small thin knife to remove peel and pith in sections, cutting down sides from top to bottom, rotating. Using same knife, cut along either side of membranes to release segments.
How do you cut citrus for a salad?
To do it, just peel the fruit with your knife as you would for suprèmes, but instead of cutting out wedges in between the membranes, slice the fruit crosswise. You end up with disks of citrus that still contain a bit of membrane, but those bits are cut short enough that they're not too bothersome in a salad.
Is there a right way to cut oranges?
Place the orange on a cutting board. ... Using a sharp paring knife, carefully hold the orange in your hand, cut downward between the membrane and the segment. Once you reach the center of the orange, stop and make a second angled cut in a similar way. And the segment should pop right out.