Patriot on the Plate

Name: Patriot on the Plate
Yield: 4 people
Ingredients: 400 g green asparagus; 2 red bell peppers; 4 eggs; 1 red onion; 100 g arugula; 8 radishes; 2 tbsp capers; 4 tbsp olive oil; 2 tbsp white wine vinegar; 1 tbsp whole grain mustard; 1 tsp honey; salt and pepper

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TypeSalad

Serves4 people

DateSeptember 22, 2026

Green asparagus as a rocket, egg as the tip, spicy dressing: tension and fire on the plate.

A tangy, spicy salad with green asparagus and red pepper, assembled as a tilted rocket: a nod to the UK’s request for Patriot missiles for Ukraine. The rocket tip is a halved egg, flames of radish and arugula. Sharp and tense, just like the diplomacy.

Ingredients

400 g green asparagus
2 red bell peppers
4 eggs
1 red onion
100 g arugula
8 radishes
2 tbsp capers
4 tbsp olive oil
2 tbsp white wine vinegar
1 tbsp whole grain mustard
1 tsp honey
salt and pepper

Method

Boil the eggs for 8 minutes, cool and peel. Halve them lengthwise.
Trim 2 cm off the bottom of the asparagus. Blanch asparagus for 3 minutes, rinse cold.
Cut the peppers into wide strips. Slice the red onion into thin half rings. Slice the radishes thinly.
Mix olive oil, vinegar, mustard, honey, salt, and pepper into a spicy dressing.
On each plate, arrange 5 asparagus diagonally as a rocket. Place a halved egg at the tip as the rocket head.
Arrange pepper and radish slices as flames at the base of the asparagus. Scatter onion, arugula, and capers around.
Drizzle with the dressing.

Serving notes

Serve on a long plate for a true rocket shape.
Let guests guess which weapon is on their plate.