Phoenix Orb Salad
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TypeSalad
Serves4 people
DateOctober 7, 2026
A spherical salad as a new planet, with nebula-like grilled veggies and seeds as cosmic dust.
A round salad built like a planet, with a central white mozzarella orb on a dark lentil base. Grilled vegetables swirl around as nebula, and glossy seeds glint as 'heavy metals.' The silhouette evokes a gas giant with nebula streams, echoing the recycled planet from the news.
Ingredients
- 200 g black lentils (beluga)
- 2 balls buffalo mozzarella
- 1 red bell pepper
- 1 yellow bell pepper
- 1 courgette
- 1 aubergine
- 100 g cherry tomatoes
- 2 tbsp pumpkin seeds
- 2 tbsp sunflower seeds
- 1 red onion
- 4 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp red wine vinegar
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- salt and pepper
Method
- Cook the lentils according to package instructions, drain and let cool.
- Cut peppers, courgette, aubergine, and onion into wide strips. Brush with 2 tbsp olive oil and grill on high heat until charred.
- Halve the cherry tomatoes.
- Mix the lentils with 2 tbsp olive oil, red wine vinegar, oregano, salt, and pepper. Spread in a wide circle in the center of a large platter.
- Place the mozzarella balls in the middle of the lentils, touching, as the central planet.
- Arrange the grilled vegetables as nebula-like streams around the mozzarella, partly over the lentils, partly fanning outward.
- Scatter cherry tomatoes and seeds around the edge as stardust and heavy metals.
- Season everything with extra pepper and a little salt if needed.
Serving notes
- Serve on a large round plate or platter so the planet silhouette remains visible.
- Keep the mozzarella balls whole for best effect.