Spring onion flowers

This creative idea of making flowers using Spring onions was taken from a magazine. It is really an attractive way of presenting spring onions for salad.

You will need:

A bunch of fresh and firm spring onions and a sharp knife

Step 1: Wash the spring onions and separate the stalks from the onion bulbs.

Step 2: Cut the onion half way deep. First make cross (+) cuts and then cut again diagonally(x).

Step 3: Drop the cut onion bulbs into cold iced water for about half an hour. The ends will spring out into circular fringes or 'flowers'

Use the stalks as leaves and arrange the flowers into a small wine glass or any other base of your choice.

You can now place this Spring onion Ikebana on your serving counter or dining table!