How to Cut Green Onions
Follow my step-by-step method for how to cut green onions for salads, stir-frys and garnish - tutorial includes storage guidelines and tips!
Servings 6 servings
Calories 6kcal
Ingredients
- 1 bunch green onions rinsed and dried
Instructions
- Stack 2-3 green onions, starting at the green end, keep your fingers curled with the tips holding the green onions, run your knife in an up and down rocking motion across the green onion, in between each slice move your fingers and knife down the onion and repeat until you are at the white end.
- Reserve the white for a later use.
- Place the sliced green onions in a paper towel and rinse under cool water
- Transfer them to a dry paper towel and store in the fridge in a lidded container.
Notes
Storage: To get your cut green onions to last longer, place them in a paper towel and run water through it until the water runs clear. Squeeze the excess water out of the onions and place on a dry paper towel and squeeze again to remove as much moisture as possible, let air dry for 10-15 minutes. Then store in a Tupperware lined with paper towel
For whole green onions that has not been chopped, try one of these two storage methods:
- Storage Method 1: Place like a bunch of flowers in a glass jar covered by a plastic or silicon bag. You can trim the bottom of the sticks and be sure to change out the water every 3-5 days.
- Storage Method 2: Roll the green onions in a clean, damp (not wet!) paper towel, then roll the whole bundle into a plastic or silicon bag.
Nutrition
Calories: 6kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 3mg | Potassium: 48mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 174IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 13mg | Iron: 1mg