Sentence examples for surrounding a mound from inspiring English sources

At entree time top honors went to tender slices of duck breast surrounding a mound of raisin-apricot couscous.

Our request for lamb shish kebab cooked medium rare brought the tender cubes, skewers removed, surrounding a mound of white rice, green peppers and grilled tomato.

The seared jumbo sea scallops surrounding a mound of delicious sautéed spinach and swirls of a red pepper coulis were equally enjoyable.

The plate was a picture, with tissue-paper-thin aged beef tenderloin, each slice dotted artistically with a single caper, surrounding a mound of greens in the center.

Best were slices of heirloom tomatoes surrounding a mound of fluffy mizuna with wedges of buttery avocado and a balsamic reduction.

Also fine were flaky flounder rolls filled with lump crab meat, a grilled veal chop with wild mushrooms and marinated lamb chops surrounding a mound of orzo.

Also appealing were seared sea scallops, which surrounded a mound of lightly dressed greens.

Lightly seared, juicy day boat scallops surrounded a mound of delicious risotto scattered with a tiny dice of butternut squash.

Fat slices of soft garlic sausage ($7.50) surround a mound of lentils bathed in a tangy vinaigrette, while potatoes lyonnaise ($8), flecked with smoky bacon and red wine vinegar, are piled into a wide column and crowned with the head of a portobello mushroom touched with truffle oil.

Leading off the appetizers was Coromandel's shamm savera, one of the chef's most original dishes: four tiny spinach cups filled with paneer (the bland, white Indian cheese) dumplings, surrounding a small mound of fluffy basmati rice, in a light, fresh tomato-honey sauce stippled with black mustard seeds: it was tangy and sweet.

Originally designed to protect Norman dominance around the outskirts of London, and to oversee a strategically important part of the River Thames, Windsor Castle was built as a motte and bailey, with three wards surrounding a central mound.