For a juicy starter for two or light lunch for one.
Apple & Cucumber Salad
1 sweet dessert apple
juice of 1 orange
4 inch piece of cucumber
2 pieces of preserved stem ginger
Watercress
Dressing:
1 dessertspoon of ginger syrup
¼ teaspoon of ground ginger
2 tablespoons of French dressing
Slice apple and put into a bowl, sprinkle with orange juice and stir to preserve the colour. Chop the cucumber in large dice and add it to the apple with 2 pieces of preserved stem ginger, grated or thinly sliced.
Dressing:
Mix ginger syrup (from the jar of preserved ginger) with ground ginger and French dressing and pour over the apples and cucumber. Toss well
Serve on a bed of watercress with bread sticks