Protest Signs Salad 4:36

Ingredients

• 1 large cucumber
• 2 yellow bell peppers
• 1 red onion
• 200 g radishes
• 150 g mixed lettuce (e.g., arugula, lamb’s lettuce, little gem)
• 100 g feta
• 4 tbsp capers
• 4 tbsp red wine vinegar
• 3 tbsp olive oil
• 1 tbsp wholegrain mustard
• 1 tsp honey
• salt and pepper

Method

1. Wash the vegetables. Cut the cucumber into 8 thick slices of about 1.5 cm (these will be the ‘signs’).
2. Cut the bell peppers into strips 1 cm wide and 8-10 cm long (these will be the ‘sticks’).
3. Slice the radishes thinly. Use the nicest round slices to form the digits ‘4:36’ on four cucumber slices (one digit per sign, arrange slices as pixels).
4. Cut the red onion into thin rings.
5. In a bowl, mix the lettuce, red onion, capers, and the remaining radish.
6. Whisk together vinegar, oil, mustard, honey, salt, and pepper for the dressing.
7. Spread the salad on a large platter. Stick the bell pepper strips upright as ‘sticks’ in the salad.
8. Place the cucumber slices with ‘4:36’ on top of the sticks, like signs. Place the remaining cucumber slices as blank signs alongside.
9. Crumble feta over the salad. Drizzle the dressing over the salad.

Serving notes

• Serve on a large platter so the signs stand in a row like a protest march.
• Offer extra dressing on the side for those who want more punch.