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Golden Seat Salad

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TypeSalad

Serves4 people

DateNovember 12, 2026

Eleven golden potato seats with a blue wave, celebrating the Democratic Senate victory.

A salad shaped as a half-circle of 11 stacked golden potato wedges (the seats), finished with blue grapes as the Democratic wave. Golden brown and showy: a nod to the historic Senate win in Mississippi.

Ingredients

  • 800 g waxy potatoes
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tsp paprika powder
  • 100 g lamb's lettuce
  • 100 g blue grapes
  • 100 g feta cheese
  • 1 small red onion
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • 1 tbsp honey
  • salt and pepper

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 200°C.
  2. Wash the potatoes, cut into wedges, toss with olive oil, paprika, salt, and pepper.
  3. Place wedges on baking paper and roast for 25 minutes until golden brown.
  4. Wash the lamb's lettuce and spread over a large platter.
  5. Cut feta into cubes and slice the red onion thinly.
  6. Mix lemon juice, honey, some olive oil, salt, and pepper for the dressing.
  7. Arrange the roasted potato wedges in a half-circle (seats) on the lettuce.
  8. Place the blue grapes as a wave along the seats.
  9. Scatter feta and red onion over the salad and drizzle with dressing.

Serving notes

  • Serve on a large round platter for maximum seat effect.
  • Keep the blue grape wave visible, do not mix.