PINK GRAPEFRUIT WITH ROSE PETALS, STRAWBERRIES & MINT

I love grapefruit just as they are, but when mixed with macerated strawberries (a sort of strawberry salsa), you get a lovely combination of sweet and sour.

Serves 2

● 200g (7oz) strawberries

● ½tsp rose water

● 2tsp caster sugar

● A few fresh rose petals (optional)

● Leaves from 2 stems of mint, finely chopped

● 2 pink grapefruit

Cut the strawberries into small pieces — quarters or eighths, depending on their size. Sprinkle with the rose water and sugar, a generous pinch of rose petals (if using) and half the mint, and leave to macerate, if you can, for about 30 minutes. Peel the grapefruit, making sure you remove all the pith, then slice into thin rounds.

Arrange the grapefruit slices on a plate and top with the strawberries, scattering them with the remaining mint and a few more rose petals. Enjoy as it is for a snack or this would make a rather lovely, light pudding, perhaps served with a strawberry sorbet or (less light, but nonetheless worth considering) a very dark chocolate mousse.