
Discover the secret culinary technique that completely transforms your salads.
Smashing creates irregular fissures and jagged tears that act like tiny sponges for dressings.
Unlike slick sliced rounds, bruised flesh allows garlic, salt, and vinegar to penetrate deeply.
The bruised flesh softens slightly while the core retains a satisfying, crisp snap.
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