Drone Strike Salad on Gas City
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TypeSalad
Serves4 people
DateSeptember 9, 2026
A fiery salad with a drone swooping toward a mozzarella and cucumber gas city.
A spicy salad with grilled pepper and red onion, built as a drone diving toward a round 'gas city' of mozzarella and cucumber. The drone silhouette is clear, with a fiery dressing reflecting the tension and focus of the news.
Ingredients
- 2 red bell peppers
- 1 cucumber
- 2 balls mozzarella
- 1 red onion
- 100 g arugula
- 4 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp red wine vinegar
- 1 tsp chili flakes
- 1 lemon
- 1 clove garlic
- salt and pepper
Method
- Preheat the grill. Cut the peppers into wide strips.
- Grill the pepper strips until charred at the edges. Let cool.
- Slice the cucumber into thick rounds. Place in the center of a large platter as a round 'city'.
- Slice the mozzarella and place as domes on the cucumber.
- Slice the red onion into rings. Distribute over the mozzarella as small gas tanks.
- Arrange the arugula around as grassland.
- Create a 'drone' by laying three grilled pepper strips in a V-shape on one side of the platter, with an extra piece as a 'tail'.
- Cut a lemon wedge and place at the tip of the pepper strips as the drone's 'nose'.
- Mix olive oil, red wine vinegar, chili flakes, pressed garlic, salt and pepper for a sharp dressing.
- Drizzle the dressing mainly over the drone path and 'city' for a fiery effect.
Serving notes
- Serve with extra chili flakes for more heat.
- Place the platter so the drone silhouette remains visible.