Out of Circulation Salad
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TypeSalad
Serves4 people
DateOctober 15, 2026
Stacked veggies as banned books, with a sharp bite inside.
A fresh salad with rows of cucumber and tomato slices stacked like books, abruptly blocked by a line of roasted croutons: the silhouette of banned books. The outside looks neat, but inside is a sharp dressing. Fits the news about banned Rooney books.
Ingredients
- 1 cucumber
- 4 tomatoes
- 1 red onion
- 150 g feta cheese
- 2 slices sturdy bread (for croutons)
- 4 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp red wine vinegar
- 1 tsp mustard
- 1 clove garlic
- salt and pepper to taste
- handful fresh parsley
Method
- Preheat the oven to 180°C.
- Cut the bread into thick strips, toss with 1 tbsp olive oil, and roast for 10 minutes to make croutons.
- Slice the cucumber into thick, straight slices about 1 cm thick.
- Slice the tomatoes into similar slices.
- Cut the red onion into thin rings.
- Cut the feta into cubes.
- Make the dressing: mix 3 tbsp olive oil, red wine vinegar, mustard, pressed garlic, salt, and pepper.
- On each plate, arrange alternating cucumber and tomato slices in a row like a stack of books.
- Place a dense row of croutons upright in the middle, as a blockade between the books.
- Scatter onion, feta, and parsley over the 'books'.
- Drizzle with the dressing.
Serving notes
- Serve on a rectangular plate for the bookshelf effect.
- Stand the croutons upright for the 'banned' look.
- Let guests break through the crouton line themselves.