Mediterranean Salad

• 2 cucumbers 
• 1 courgette 
• 1 carrot
• 1 yellow pepper halve, core, remove white skin and cut into strips.
• 300g feta cheese cut in cubes
• 90g black olives stoned slice
• 250g cherry tomatoes, halved
• 1 red onion peel, halve and slice the onions
• 3 oregano or basil sprigs - pluck off leaves and chop coarsely
• 10cl olive oil
• 3tbsp lime juice
• 1tbsp (white) balsamic vinegar
• Sea salt and black pepper freshly ground

METHOD

• To make the dressing - mix together the olive oil, lemon juice, vinegar and oregano.
• To prepare the cucumber - peel 1 cucumber, cut in half lengthways and scrape out the seeds with a teaspoon, slice the cucumber. Sprinkle the sliced cucumber with some salt in a separate bowl and allow to draw for a few minutes. Then squeeze out. Cut the other cucumber into spirals using a Swiss peeler with the straight blade and green attachment.
• To preare the courgette - use the Swiss peeler with the julienne blade and green attachment to cut into spaghetti.
• To prepare the carrot - peel and use the Swiss peeler with the julienne blade and orange attachment to cut into spaghetti.
• Place the sliced cucumber in a bowl with the yellow pepper, black olives, feta cheese, tomatoes and red onions. Add the dressing and mix together well. Season with sea salt and pepper.
• Arrange the salad onto a large platter, or in a bowl. Decorate with the spirals of cucumber, courgette and carrot.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper.