The Double Ballot Salad

Name: The Double Ballot Salad
Yield: 4 people
Ingredients: 1 cucumber; 100 g rocket (arugula); 1 red onion; 6 radishes; 2 tbsp capers; 1 red bell pepper; 100 g feta cheese; 4 tbsp olive oil; 2 tbsp white wine vinegar; 1 tsp mustard; salt and pepper

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TypeSalad

Serves4 people

DateNovember 13, 2026

Ballot box salad with spicy rocket and sharp onion: pick your flavor, just like the Senate vote.

A salad shaped like a ballot box, with two distinct flavors: spicy rocket and sharp red onion. On the plate, a rectangular 'ballot box' of cucumber, topped with 'ballots' of thin red onion and radish. Fits the leadership contest: two flavors, one choice.

Ingredients

1 cucumber
100 g rocket (arugula)
1 red onion
6 radishes
2 tbsp capers
1 red bell pepper
100 g feta cheese
4 tbsp olive oil
2 tbsp white wine vinegar
1 tsp mustard
salt and pepper

Method

Wash the cucumber and slice lengthwise into four equal strips. Arrange as a rectangle on the plate: the 'ballot box'.
Wash the rocket and arrange around the cucumber strips.
Slice the red onion into thin rings and the radishes into thin slices. Lay the onion rings and radish slices diagonally over the cucumber as 'ballots'.
Slice the bell pepper into strips and lay diagonally across the ballot box.
Crumble the feta over everything and sprinkle the capers on top.
Mix olive oil, white wine vinegar, mustard, salt and pepper into a dressing. Drizzle over the salad.
Serve immediately to keep the flavors sharp.

Serving notes

Serve on a large flat plate so the ballot box shape is clear.
Let guests 'vote' by choosing which flavor to start with.