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Recipes

Follow Marcia Barrington to discover new ways to enjoy fresh and exciting ingredients with her healthy, seasonal and Mediterranean inspired recipes that work every time.

Pimms Summer Salad

Super easy to put together is this vibrant and refreshing salad inspired by a classic English summer cocktail.

Serves 4

2 cucumbers, deseeded

400g strawberries

1 small red onion, thinly sliced

I small bunch of watercress

Fresh mint leaves

Olive oil

Crunchy salt and black pepper

Cut the cucumbers in half, lengthways, and scoop away the seeds with a teaspoon. Slice thinly. Hull and quarter the strawberries and thinly slice the red onion. Wash and spin the watercress. Arrange the salad in a bowl and drizzle a little olive oil, salt and black pepper over the top. How easy is that!