The Smuggled Line Salad
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TypeSalad
Serves4 people
DateOctober 21, 2026
Tense vegetable lines on tangy slaw: this salad smuggles suspense onto your plate.
Long strips of bell pepper and cucumber are laid in tight, parallel rows over a bed of tangy lime slaw, echoing the intercepted cocaine lines. The sharp and sour flavors keep the tension high.
Ingredients
- 1 small pointed cabbage
- 2 limes
- 2 red bell peppers
- 2 cucumbers
- 1 red onion
- 1 red chili pepper
- 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
- 4 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- salt and pepper
Method
- Slice the pointed cabbage into thin strips and place in a large bowl.
- Juice the limes and mix with rice vinegar, olive oil, sugar, salt, and pepper to make a dressing.
- Cut the red onion into half rings and the chili pepper into thin slices. Mix both into the cabbage slaw.
- Pour the dressing over the slaw and toss well. Let sit for 10 minutes.
- Cut the bell peppers and cucumbers into long, thin strips (julienne).
- Spread the slaw over a large flat platter.
- Lay the pepper and cucumber strips tightly, in parallel rows, over the slaw so the line pattern is clearly visible.
Serving notes
- Serve on a large platter so the lines remain straight and unbroken.
- Sprinkle extra red chili over the lines just before serving for added suspense.