How To Dice An Apple For Salads

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See how to dice an apple for salads and desserts. Plus, learn apple dicing tips like the best knife to use, whether or not you need a machine, if you need to remove the skin, and, how big is a dice, anyways? Let’s cut some apples…

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See my video on dicing apples

Check out my food cutting video for diced apples for the complete step by step.

How to dice apples step by step

All you need to dice apples is a chef’s knife and a cutting board.

Slice off large chunks
Slice chunks to 1” half moons
Dice moons to 1” chunks
Add apples to your favorite salads and desserts

FAQs

How do you prevent diced apples from turning brown?

Squeeze a little lemon juice into a bowl of water and submerge diced apples in the water. Store in the fridge if you’re prepping the morning of making a recipe.

When dicing apples, how big is a dice?

For bite-size pieces, I recommend dicing apples to 1” chunks.

What’s the best knife for dicing apples?

Here I’m using a “chef’s knife” which is considered “long”. It’s a 8″ Shun chef’s knife. It’s a more luxury brand of knife and for good reason. I’ve had mine for years and use it all the time.

When dicing apples do you remove the skin?

I usually leave the skins on red apples and green apples. If you don’t like them, use a vegetable peeler to remove them in advance of dicing.

How can you dice apples in bulk?

If you’re dicing apples in bulk, you could use a tool like an apple corer. It’s handheld and will section off chunks of the apple and remove the core. But I find it easy to dice apples for an apple pie or salad with a chef’s knife.

Tips for dicing frozen apple slices

Obviously be careful dicing frozen apples because they’re more slippery and difficult to cut through when frozen. Ideally, dice apples before freezing them for smoothies and things like that.

Recipe for salad with apples

Kale salad is one of my favorite ways to use apples from apple picking or fall harvest at the farmers market. Made with dried cranberries, it’s a perfect fall recipe or modern Thanksgiving holiday appetizer. See how to make my kale apple slaw salad with diced apples.

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