The Exodus Salad
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TypeSalad
Serves4 people
DateNovember 10, 2026
Carrot and cucumber march off like billionaires, leaving the rest of the plate empty.
A sober salad where thin strips of carrot and cucumber are laid diagonally across the plate like billionaires leaving California. The empty center symbolizes the gap left behind. Fits the news: little luxury, much departure.
Ingredients
- 3 large carrots
- 2 cucumbers
- 1 small red onion
- 1 can lentils (400 g, drained)
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tsp coarse mustard
- salt and pepper to taste
Method
- Wash the carrots and cucumbers. Slice them into long, thin ribbons with a peeler or cheese slicer.
- Peel the red onion and cut into thin half rings.
- Rinse the lentils and drain well.
- Mix olive oil, lemon juice, mustard, salt and pepper into a simple dressing.
- Mix the lentils with the onion and some of the dressing.
- Place the lentil mixture as a narrow strip on one side of a large platter.
- Lay the carrot and cucumber ribbons diagonally, parallel to each other, moving from the lentil mix to the other side of the plate, as if departing.
- Leave the center of the plate empty to represent the gap.
- Drizzle the ribbons lightly with the remaining dressing.
Serving notes
- Serve on a large white plate for extra contrast.
- Offer bread, but place it deliberately on the other side of the 'gap'.