The Cancelled Stage

Ingredients

• 2 cucumbers
• 2 red onions
• 100 g arugula
• 150 g feta cheese
• 1 red pointed pepper
• 12 black olives (pitted)
• 1 lemon
• 4 tbsp olive oil
• 1 tbsp white wine vinegar
• 1 tbsp pickled mild chili rings
• Salt and pepper to taste

Method

1. Wash the cucumbers and slice them lengthwise into thin ribbons with a cheese slicer.
2. Peel the red onions and cut into thin half rings.
3. Slice the pointed pepper into thin strips.
4. Roughly crumble the feta cheese.
5. Slice the olives lengthwise in half.
6. In a bowl, mix the arugula, feta, pepper, chili rings, olive oil, vinegar, and juice of half a lemon. Season with salt and pepper.
7. On a large oval platter, arrange the cucumber ribbons in an oval shape as stadium stands.
8. Place the red onion in a second ring inside the cucumbers.
9. Fill the center with the arugula-feta mixture as the 'field'.
10. On one short side, arrange a row of halved olives as a stage, but cut the row off halfway for the 'cancelled' effect.
11. Drizzle with some extra lemon juice.

Serving notes

• Serve on a large oval platter for the stadium effect.
• Offer crusty bread on the side to break the tension.