Strawberries

Strawberries are the quintessentially British berry. Traditionally eaten during the summer but now available pretty much all year these succulent summer fruits are great in family favourites like Eton mess, pavlova, gateau and of course trifle. Wimbledon wouldn't be the same without them!

Traybake sponge topped with strawberries and pistachios

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A whole baked alaska with one slice taken out of it

Baked alaska

A whole summer pudding with one slice taken out of it

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Two glasses of strawberry mojitos and fruit, hand pouring tonic water

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Strawberry mojito

Layered strawberry and white chocolate ice cream cake, with buttercream frosting

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Ice cream cake

Strawberry layer cake with merigue icing, topped with strawberries

Strawberry cake

Three panna cottas on plates with sliced strawberries and spoons, on a linen table cloth

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Yogurt panna cotta

Mille Feuille Recipe

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Mille-feuille

Two white bowls filled with strawberries, cream and green herbs on a white table cloth

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Roasted strawberries

Humble Chicken Lychee martini Silky, fruity and tart, this light and tropical cocktail makes for an elegant aperitif. 30 MINUTES + OVERNIGHT INFUSING | SERVES 1 | EASY sansho vodka 40ml (see below) bianco vermouth 10ml (we recommend Contratto Bianco) lime juice 25ml, plus a strip of lime peel to garnish lychee syrup 20ml (see below) SANSHO VODKA (see cook’s notes) sansho peppercorns 5g vodka 250ml LYCHEE SYRUP (see cook’s notes) lychees 10, peeled and stoned caster sugar 1 To make the sansho vodka, combine the sansho peppercorns and vodka. Leave to infuse overnight then filter out the peppercorns using a fine muslin cloth. 2 For the lychee syrup, weigh the lychees and add the same weight of water. Tip into a high-powered blender and whizz until smooth, then pour through a fine sieve set over a bowl. Weigh the lychee liquid and add the same weight of caster sugar, then stir to dissolve. 3 To make the cocktail, measure out all of the ingredients for the cocktail into a shaker. Fill with ice and shake vigorously for 20-30 seconds. Strain into a chilled martini glass and garnish with a strip of lime peel, gently twisting over the drink to release the oils. cook’s notes This will make more lychee syrup than you’ll need but will keep in the fridge for a week. It’ll also make more sansho vodka than you’ll need and this will keep almost indefinitely. 64 July 2021 Omagazine.com July 2021 Omagazine.com 65 discover eat in, eat out Everything strawberry and cheesecake

Everything strawberry and cheesecake

Eton mess in glass

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Eton mess

Strawberry mousse in three glass serving jars

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Easy strawberry mousse

Two Bowls of Courgette Curry on a Bed of Rice

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Strawberry cupcakes topped with pink frosting and a strawberry half

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Strawberry cupcakes

A big bowl of strawberry eton mess with white chocolate shards

Strawberry and white chocolate eton mess