Mediterranean hand cheese à la Heike

Ingredients for 2 servings:

• 4 Handkäse, Harzer
• 3 tbsp olive oil
• 2 tbsp white wine vinegar
• 2 garlic cloves
• 1 onion(s), red
• 8 black olives, pitted
• Salt and pepper, white
• 10 basil leaves
• some oregano, dried
• 3 tomatoes, dried in oil
• 10 cocktail tomatoes
• 60 arugula

Instructions

Working time approx. 15 minutes; Rest period approx. 1 day; Total time approx. 1 day 15 minutes

Cut the cheese into 2 x 2 cm cubes. Peel the garlic and press it through a garlic press. Slice the onion into rings. Pit the olives, wash the basil, shake it dry and cut it into strips. Cut the sun-dried tomatoes into strips. Place the oil, vinegar, garlic, onion, olives, basil, sun-dried tomatoes and oregano in a bowl and season generously with salt and pepper. Add the cheese cubes, stir well, cover and let stand in the refrigerator for at least 24 hours. Trim, wash and dry the arugula. Quarter or halve the tomatoes and mix with the arugula. Season with a little olive oil, salt and pepper and serve on plates. Mix the cheese well again and arrange on the salad.