Doune of Rothiemurchus Broad Bean Salad with Samphire Grass and Redcurrants

Returning from one of my visits to Doune House, the traditional family home of the Grants of Rothiemurchus, with a basketful of freshly picked fruit and vegetables, I put together this bright green and red salad to enjoy the plump juiciness of Philippa’s rather special Highland garden. Since the sixteenth century, Doune House has been under the stewardship of the Grant family, but the history of the site has ancient roots as the name comes from the Scots