mixed berry salad

How to make mixed berry salad recipe

Serves 4–6

Preparation time 10 minutes

Ingredients:
400 g (13 oz) strawberries
250 g (8 oz) raspberries
150 g (5 oz) blueberries
150 g (5 oz) blackberries
1 small bunch of mint, finely chopped, a few sprigs reserved for decoration
3 tablespoons elderflower syrup

Method:
Hull and halve the strawberries. Wash all the berries and drain well.

Put the berries in a large serving bowl and add the chopped mint and elderflower syrup. Mix together carefully and serve, decorated with the reserved mint sprigs.

For warm berry salad, dilute 100 ml (3½ fl oz) elderflower syrup in 600 ml (1 pint) water, add 50 g (2 oz) caster sugar and bring to the boil in a heavy-based saucepan.

Add the berries, prepared as above, to the pan and turn off the heat. Let the berries cool slightly, then serve with half-fat crème fraîche. The berries will keep for up to 5 days in the syrup in the refrigerator.

mixed berry salad