Courgette/Cucumber Leaf

How to choose courgettes or cucumbers for carving

1. Cut a slice from the side of the courgette. Courgette/Cucumber Leaf Carving Picture 1
2. Cut the slice into a leaf shape. Courgette/Cucumber Leaf Carving Picture 2
3. Cut a very thin slice from the skin of the courgette to mark out one side of the stem of the leaf. Courgette/Cucumber Leaf Carving Picture 3
4. Cut out another thin slice to mark out the other side of the stem of the leaf. Courgette/Cucumber Leaf Carving Picture 4
5. Starting at the wide end of the courgette cut out a triangle shape. Courgette/Cucumber Leaf Carving Picture 5
6. Cut out more triangle shapes along the stem marked out earlier. The triangles should get smaller as you get nearer the thin end of the courgette. Courgette/Cucumber Leaf Carving Picture 6
7. Around the outside of the courgette cut out small triangle shapes. Courgette/Cucumber Leaf Carving Picture 7
8. The finished leaf. Courgette/Cucumber Leaf Carving Picture 8