Strawberry Poppyseed Salad

This is a simple and highly attractive salad that mixes the sweet strawberries and the sharper dressing together very nicely indeed. The poppyseed gives it an extra edge, and altogether it is a nicely complex mix of flavours. Mustard seeds, by the way, make an interesting alternative.

Ingredients

• 1 head romaine lettuce
• 1 punnet strawberries
• 1/2 red onion

Dressing

• 150ml mayonnaise
• 2 tbsp raspberry vinegar
• 100g sugar
• 75ml whole milk
• 2 tbsp poppy seeds

Wash lettuce and dry thoroughly. Hull, then slice the strawberries and peel and slice the onion into thin rings. Combine the dressing ingredients in a blender, and blend thoroughly, then place the strawberries in the centre of the lettuce leaves in a salad bowl, cover with the onion rings and then pour over the dressing.