Name: Strawberries with lime & long pepper syrup
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 2 limes -; 100g golden caster sugar -; 5 medium-sized 'long' peppercorns , one crushed and rest left whole (or use 2 tsp crushed black peppercorns) -; 450g ripe strawberry , hulled and halved, or quartered if large -; vanilla or coconut ice cream , to serve -

Ingredients for - Strawberries with lime & long pepper syrup

1. 2 limes

2. 100g golden caster sugar

3. 5 medium-sized 'long' peppercorns , one crushed and rest left whole (or use 2 tsp crushed black peppercorns)

4. 450g ripe strawberry , hulled and halved, or quartered if large

5. vanilla or coconut ice cream , to serve

How to cook deliciously - Strawberries with lime & long pepper syrup

1 . Stage

Using a vegetable peeler, pare the zest from 1 lime in long strips. Shave away any white pith from the back of the zest (this can make it bitter), then put the zest in a medium pan. Squeeze both of the limes and add the juice to the pan with 3 tbsp water, the sugar and the crushed and whole peppercorns. Heat gently until the sugar dissolves, boil, then take off the heat.

2 . Stage

Spread out the strawberries in a serving dish, then pour over the hot syrup and allow to cool. As this happens, the syrup will become rosy pink. Serve at room temperature with scoops of ice cream.