Chancellor's Steps Salad with Sharp Dressing
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TypeSalad
Serves4 people
DateSeptember 18, 2026
A visibly stepped salad with sharp mustard dressing, referencing the shaky chancellor's staircase.
A salad of crisp vegetables and mustard dressing, arranged in a visible staircase of endive and cucumber. The 'steps' echo the chancellor's precarious position: whoever climbs can also fall. Flavors are sharp and tangy, fitting the political tension.
Ingredients
- 3 heads Belgian endive
- 1 cucumber
- 2 red onions
- 200 g cherry tomatoes
- 1 red bell pepper
- 150 g feta cheese
- 4 tbsp coarse mustard
- 2 tbsp white wine vinegar
- 6 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp honey
- salt and pepper
- fresh chives (chopped)
Method
- Cut the base off the endive and separate the leaves.
- Slice the cucumber into long, diagonal slices.
- Slice the red onion into thin rings.
- Halve the cherry tomatoes.
- Slice the bell pepper into thin strips.
- Make the dressing: mix mustard, white wine vinegar, olive oil, honey, salt, and pepper into a sharp vinaigrette.
- On a large platter, arrange the endive leaves in three overlapping, stepped rows, from wide to narrow.
- Lay the cucumber slices diagonally and in steps on top, emphasizing the staircase shape.
- Scatter onion, bell pepper, and tomatoes around and over the steps.
- Crumble the feta over the salad.
- Drizzle the dressing generously over the steps.
- Garnish with chives.
Serving notes
- Serve on a long platter so the staircase shape stands out.
- Offer extra dressing on the side for more sharpness.