The Committee Table
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TypeSalad
Serves4 people
DateSeptember 22, 2026
A salad as a committee table, with twelve states at the table and a central chair.
A solemn salad arranged as a long, rectangular meeting table: cucumber slices form the table, twelve halved eggs as states around it, and a central tomato 'chair'. The dish refers to the oversight committee and the settling states.
Ingredients
- 2 large cucumbers
- 12 eggs
- 1 large beef tomato
- 150 g mixed salad leaves (e.g., lamb's lettuce, arugula)
- 100 g feta cheese
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
- 1 teaspoon mustard
- salt and pepper
Method
- Boil the eggs for 8 minutes until hard, cool under cold water, peel, and halve lengthwise.
- Slice the cucumbers into long, straight strips about 0.5 cm thick. Arrange them tightly together as a rectangle in the center of a large platter: this is the 'table'.
- Wash and dry the salad leaves. Arrange a border of salad around the cucumber table.
- Place the 12 halved eggs evenly along the long sides of the cucumber table, yolk facing up.
- Slice the beef tomato into thick rounds and place one slice centrally at the head of the table, as chair.
- Crumble the feta over the cucumber table.
- Whisk olive oil, vinegar, mustard, salt, and pepper into a dressing. Drizzle over the salad.
- Serve immediately so the arrangement stays visible.
Serving notes
- Serve on a large rectangular platter for the best committee table effect.
- Let everyone take a seat at the table by choosing an egg half.