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The AI Chip Race Salad

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TypeSalad

Serves4 people

DateSeptember 24, 2026

A salad as a battlefield: sharp flavors clash around a feta chip.

A salad visualizing the AI supremacy race: a central ‘microchip’ of feta cubes, flanked by sharp, contrasting streams of red and green vegetables. The tension between the flavors reflects the rivalry in the news.

Ingredients

  • 200 g feta, cut into cubes
  • 2 red bell peppers, sliced into strips
  • 2 green bell peppers, sliced into strips
  • 1 cucumber, halved and sliced
  • 1 red onion, thinly sliced
  • 150 g arugula
  • 4 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 tbsp white wine vinegar
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • 1 tsp honey
  • 1 tsp hot mustard
  • 1 red chili pepper, finely chopped
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Method

  1. Wash and slice the bell peppers into long strips, keeping red and green separate.
  2. Slice the cucumber into half-moons.
  3. Cut the feta into cubes about 1.5 cm.
  4. Slice the red onion thinly.
  5. Make a dressing with olive oil, white wine vinegar, lemon juice, honey, mustard, chili, salt, and pepper.
  6. Spread arugula as a base on a large platter.
  7. Arrange a central square of feta cubes as a ‘chip’.
  8. Fan out red pepper and onion from one side of the feta, and green pepper and cucumber from the other.
  9. Drizzle the dressing over the salad just before serving.

Serving notes

  • Serve on a square platter for a chip effect.
  • Fan out the pepper strips at an angle like electric currents.
  • Garnish with extra chili for more tension.