Bar Counter Salad with Sharp Streak

Ingredients

• 2 cucumbers
• 8 medium pickles (sour)
• 16 cherry tomatoes
• 1 red onion
• 100 g young lettuce leaves
• 100 g arugula
• 4 tbsp capers
• 1 lemon
• 4 tbsp olive oil
• 2 tbsp white wine vinegar
• 1 tbsp coarse mustard
• 1 tsp honey
• 1 red chili pepper
• Salt and pepper

Method

1. Slice the cucumbers lengthwise and scoop out a bit to make boats.
2. Slice the pickles lengthwise.
3. Halve the cherry tomatoes.
4. Slice the red onion into thin rings.
5. Make a dressing with olive oil, white wine vinegar, mustard, honey, juice of the lemon, finely chopped red chili, salt and pepper.
6. Mix the lettuce and arugula with half the dressing and spread over a long platter as a base.
7. Lay the cucumber halves in a straight line across the center, like a bar counter.
8. Alternately place halved pickles and cherry tomatoes on top of the cucumber, like glasses on the bar.
9. Scatter the red onion and capers over the salad.
10. Draw a sharp, visible streak of the remaining dressing diagonally across the 'bar'.

Serving notes

• Serve on a long board or platter for the best bar effect.
• Place the salad in the center of the table so everyone can 'pull up a seat'.