Strawberry, cucumber and goats’ cheese salad

10 minutes prep,
Serves 4
Ingredients
2 tbsp cider vinegar
1 tsp caster sugar
1 large cucumber, cut into long ribbons with a vegetable peeler
400g strawberries, hulled and roughly chopped
4 handfuls watercress
handful mint leaves, shredded
150g soft goats’ cheese (or cream cheese)
4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
Method
Put the vinegar and sugar in a mixing bowl. Season with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper; stir together to dissolve the sugar. Add the cucumber strips, strawberries, watercress and mint; toss everything together well.
Divide the salad between 4 plates and add a few blobs of goats’ (or cream) cheese to the top of each. Splash over some olive oil and sprinkle with a little more salt and pepper before serving
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