Olive Oil-Marinated Strawberries with Passion Fruit and Lavender Custard

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Preparation info
  • Serves

    4

    • Difficulty

      Easy

    • Ready in

      25 min

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The Sun-Soaked Plate: 20 staple Mediterranean ingredients, endless flavours

By Marc Fosh

Published 2026

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Ingredients

  • 400 g/14 oz fresh strawberries, quartered
  • 100 ml/3½

Method

To make the custard, in a medium saucepan, bring the cream, milk and dried lavender flowers to the boil, then remove from the heat and set aside to infuse for at least 10 minutes.

In a separate small saucepan, bring the orange juice and passion fruit to the boil and reduce to a light syrup, about 2–3 minutes.

In a large bowl, whisk together the egg yolks, cornflour (cornstarch),