The Double Drawer File
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TypeSalad
Serves4 people
DateSeptember 8, 2026
Neatly stacked but with a sharp, spicy filling: this salad reveals its secrets only when opened.
A neatly arranged salad with two stacked rows of cucumber and ham, mimicking file drawers with a 'secret' filling of pickle and mustard. Polished on the outside, with a sharp bite inside. The silhouette of two open drawers refers to the searched offices in the news.
Ingredients
- 2 large cucumbers
- 8 slices cooked ham
- 4 medium pickles
- 2 tablespoons wholegrain mustard
- 100 g mixed salad greens
- 1 red onion
- 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
- 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
- black pepper, to taste
- salt, to taste
Method
- Wash the cucumbers and slice lengthwise into strips about 0.5 cm thick.
- Slice the pickles in half lengthwise.
- Mix the mustard with mayonnaise and vinegar into a dressing.
- Cut the red onion into thin half rings.
- On each plate, lay a base of mixed salad greens.
- Create two 'drawers' by laying three or four cucumber slices side by side, then a slice of ham on top.
- In each 'drawer', place half a pickle and some onion rings, drizzle with the mustard dressing.
- Cover with another layer of cucumber slices, leaving one side slightly open so the filling is visible.
- Repeat for the second drawer below, stacking them slightly offset for the drawer effect.
- Sprinkle with pepper and salt to taste.
Serving notes
- Serve the salad on a rectangular platter for the file drawer effect.
- Let the filling peek out slightly for the scandalous touch.