Cucumber, strawberry & poppy seed salad

Cucumber, strawberry and poppy seed salad

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

By , 01 June 2016

(16 votes)

Cucumber, strawberry and poppy seed salad

  • 50 Mins

  • Serves: 10

Nutritional Info
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

  • Dissolve the sugar in 2 tbsp boiling water. Cool, then mix with the vinegar.

  • Halve the cucumber lengthways. Remove the seeds. Slice thickly. Put in a dish.

  • Pour over the sugar mixture. Leave for 30 minutes.

  • Put the cucumber and strawberries in a dish. Sprinkle over the mint and poppy seeds.