The Iron Border Salad
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TypeSalad
Serves4 people
DateNovember 12, 2026
A border on your plate: green beans as iron line, tomatoes as stoplights.
A salad with sharply marinated green beans forming a tight border across the plate, interrupted by bright red tomatoes as stoplights. The silhouette echoes a hockey goal, symbolizing Finland’s closed border for Russian athletes.
Ingredients
- 400 g green beans (haricots verts)
- 2 red onions
- 200 g cherry tomatoes
- 100 g feta cheese
- 2 tbsp capers
- 4 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tbsp red wine vinegar
- 1 tsp mustard
- 1 tsp honey
- 1 red chili pepper
- salt and pepper to taste
Method
- Bring a pot of water to a boil and blanch the green beans for 3 minutes. Rinse with cold water and pat dry.
- Slice the red onions into half rings. Halve the cherry tomatoes.
- Finely chop the red chili pepper.
- Make a dressing from olive oil, red wine vinegar, mustard, honey, chili, salt, and pepper.
- Mix the green beans with half the dressing and let marinate for 10 minutes.
- Arrange the green beans tightly in a straight line across the center of a large platter, like a border.
- At intervals along the border, place halved cherry tomatoes as 'stoplights'.
- Scatter the red onion, capers, and feta around the border line.
- Drizzle the remaining dressing over the salad.
Serving notes
- Serve on a long platter for maximum border effect.
- Offer crunchy bread to break the tension.