The Security Hedge

Ingredients

• 2 large cooked and peeled beets
• 1 head radicchio
• 8 small pickles
• 2 red onions
• 2 tablespoons capers
• 100 g feta cheese
• 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
• 4 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 teaspoon mustard
• salt and pepper to taste

Method

1. Cut the beets in half; reserve 4 halves as the core.
2. Slice the radicchio into coarse strips.
3. Slice the pickles lengthwise.
4. Slice the red onions into thin rings.
5. Whisk a dressing from vinegar, oil, mustard, salt, and pepper.
6. Toss radicchio, onion rings, and capers with the dressing.
7. Place a beet half in the center of each plate.
8. Arrange the radicchio salad around as a hedge, with pickles as upright ‘posts’ along the edge.
9. Crumble feta over the salad.

Serving notes

• Serve with the beet clearly in the center, surrounded by the ‘hedge’ of vegetables.
• Let the pickles stand upright as security posts for effect.