Strawberry Cucumber Salad With Lemon Cream Recipes

STRAWBERRY CUCUMBER SALAD WITH CREAMY LEMON DRESSING

Steps:

• Prepare all components of this salad in advance, and assemble just before serving or the cucumbers will become watery.Toss quartered strawberries with maple syrup, cardamom and salt. Slice cucumbers.Toast almonds in a skillet over medium heat with 1/2 tsp oil, just until they begin to brown. Remove from heat, toss with cayenne and salt. Cool.
• Combine Greek yogurt, maple syrup and lemon zest. Thin with a little cream or milk if too thick.
• Arrange sliced cucumbers on a serving platter. Sprinkle very lightly with salt. Top with strawberries and toasted almonds and drizzle with Creamy Lemon Dressing.

STRAWBERRY SOUP WITH STRAWBERRY CUCUMBER SALAD

Steps:

• Mix the strawberries and sugar together in a metal bowl covered with plastic wrap and place over a bain marie making sure the bowl doesn't touch the water. Cook over low heat for 1 hour and 15 minutes, at which point the berries will be floating in liquid.
• To obtain the juice, drain the berries over a bowl for 2 hours. Some solids will have passed through the strainer and settled in the bowl. Chill the juice until ready to serve. Save the berries for flavoring ice cream.
• Dice the peeled cucumber and strawberries very finely, like a brunoise, then toss together carefully with the lemon juice and sugar. In the center of each soup bowl, place a pile of the diced strawberry mixture. Pour the garnet colored strawberry soup around it.