Tension Track Salad
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TypeSalad
Serves4 people
DateSeptember 6, 2026
A train of vegetables on your plate, packed with tension and sharpness.
A sharp salad arranged as a train entering Kyiv: rows of roasted eggplant, tomato, and feta as wagons, on green bean rails. The setup echoes the American envoys' tense journey and Ukraine’s ongoing conflict.
Ingredients
- 2 eggplants
- 400 g cherry tomatoes
- 200 g feta cheese
- 300 g fine green beans
- 1 red onion
- 4 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tbsp red wine vinegar
- 1 tsp coarse sea salt
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 1 red chili pepper
- 1 lemon
Method
- Preheat the oven to 200°C.
- Slice the eggplants into 1 cm thick rounds and drizzle with 2 tbsp olive oil, salt, and pepper.
- Roast the eggplant slices on baking paper for 20 minutes until golden.
- Boil the green beans for 3 minutes in salted water, drain, and rinse cold.
- Halve the cherry tomatoes. Cut the feta into 2 cm cubes.
- Slice the red onion into thin half rings. Slice the chili pepper into thin rings.
- Mix 2 tbsp olive oil, red wine vinegar, and juice of half a lemon for a dressing. Season with salt and pepper.
- Lay the green beans in two parallel lines on a large platter as rails.
- Arrange the eggplant slices diagonally across the beans as train wagons.
- Alternate feta cubes and tomato halves between the eggplant slices as wagons.
- Scatter onion rings and chili over the train. Drizzle with dressing.
Serving notes
- Serve on a large rectangular platter for the best train effect.
- Garnish with extra lemon wedges for more sharpness.