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    Cucumber, strawberry and poppy seed salad

    This recipe makes a light and refreshing summer salad with a sweet twist

    This recipe makes a light and refreshing summer salad with a sweet twist

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    (16 votes)
    Cooking Time

    Cook: 50 Mins

    Cooking Time

    Serves: 10

    Cooking Time

    Price: 26p per serving

    Nutritional Information

    Each 115g serving contains

    Energy
    192kj
    46kcal
    2%
    Fat
    1.0g
    Low
    <1%
    Saturates
    0.1g
    Low
    <1%
    Sugars
    7.4g
    Med
    8%
    Salt
    0.01g
    Low
    0%
    1
    of your 5-a-day
    of your reference intake.
    Typical energy values per 100g:
    167kj/40kcal

    Ingredients

    2 level tbsp caster sugar

    4 tbsp white wine vinegar

    1 cucumber

    400g strawberries, sliced

    1 tbsp chopped mint

    1 tbsp poppy seeds

    Method

    1
    Dissolve the sugar in 2 tbsp boiling water. Cool, then mix with the vinegar.
    2
    Halve the cucumber lengthways. Remove the seeds. Slice thickly. Put in a dish.
    3
    Pour over the sugar mixture. Leave for 30 minutes.
    4
    Put the cucumber and strawberries in a dish. Sprinkle over the mint and poppy seeds.