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Thursday 1 October 2026

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Standard Salad Booth

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TypeSalad

Serves4 people

DateAugust 30, 2026

A rectangular salad as a trade booth, soberly and neatly built from vegetables and crackers.

A sober salad, built as a trade fair booth with stacks of vegetables and crackers as walls. Each plate shows a rectangular 'booth', bare but recognizable, referencing the Dutch game industry's self-funded stand.

Ingredients

  • 2 heads little gem lettuce
  • 2 red bell peppers
  • 2 cucumbers
  • 8 whole grain crackers
  • 1 red onion
  • 100 g feta cheese
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • salt and pepper

Method

  1. Wash the little gem and separate the leaves.
  2. Cut the bell peppers into strips and the cucumbers into long slices.
  3. Slice the red onion into thin half rings.
  4. Break the crackers in half to create rectangular pieces.
  5. Make a simple dressing from olive oil, lemon juice, salt and pepper.
  6. On each plate, arrange a rectangle of crackers as the booth floor.
  7. Stand the cucumber slices upright as walls, bell pepper as supports, and little gem leaves as decoration inside the booth.
  8. Scatter the onion and crumble the feta over the 'booth'.
  9. Drizzle the dressing over.

Serving notes

  • Serve neatly built, so the rectangular booth silhouette is clearly visible.
  • Stand the crackers upright for a real booth effect.