Tunnel Trio Salad
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TypeSalad
Serves4 people
DateAugust 29, 2026
Three filled vegetable tubes in a row: Berlin's spy tunnel, solemnly translated into a composed salad.
Neatly plated: three elongated tubes of cucumber and endive, filled with potato-egg salad, lie parallel on the plate. The arrangement directly refers to the rediscovered Berlin spy tunnel pipes. A solemn, understated salad with a sharp mustard dressing nodding to Cold War tension.
Ingredients
- 2 large cucumbers
- 4 heads of endive
- 600 g waxy potatoes
- 4 eggs
- 2 tbsp smooth mustard
- 6 tbsp mayonnaise
- 2 tbsp white wine vinegar
- 1 bunch chives
- salt and pepper to taste
- 4 radishes (for markings)
Method
- Peel the potatoes, cut into small cubes, and boil in salted water until tender. Drain and let cool.
- Boil the eggs hard (8 minutes), peel, and chop into small pieces.
- Mix potato, egg, mustard, mayonnaise, vinegar, finely chopped chives, salt, and pepper into a creamy salad.
- Cut the cucumbers lengthwise and scoop out the seeds with a spoon (keep the shell intact).
- Slice the endive heads lengthwise, carefully remove the hard core to make long 'boats'.
- Generously fill the cucumber and endive halves with the potato-egg salad.
- On each plate, lay out three filled 'pipes' in strict parallel: two cucumber halves, one endive half in between.
- Slice radishes thinly and place as 'end caps' on each tube.
- Serve immediately, optionally with extra chives sprinkled on top.
Serving notes
- Serve on a large white plate for a clean effect.
- Lay the 'pipes' exactly parallel for the tunnel silhouette.
- Add extra radish slices to mark the tunnel ends.