Thyme & caramelised onion mini scotch eggs
Making these mini scotch quail's eggs is well worth the effort, best enjoyed warm with a sprinkling of flaky sea salt. The perfect party food!
Cucumber, mint & melon punch
- Preparation and cooking time
- Prep:
- plus 24 hrs steeping, no cook
- Easy
- Serves 12
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- 1 large cucumberpeeled and chopped into small chunks
- small bunch mintleaves picked
- 500ml vodka
- juice 6 limeplus wedges to serve
- 200g white caster sugar
- 1-2 small melons(we used 1/2 honeydew, 1/2 cantaloupe and 1/2 watermelon)
- 1l sparkling waterchilled
Nutrition: per serving
- kcal251
- fat1g
- saturates0g
- carbs34g
- sugars33g
- fibre1g
- protein2g
- salt0g
Method
step 1
Put the cucumber and half the mint in a large bowl or jug, and pour over the vodka. Cover and leave to steep for at least 24 hrs or for up to 1 week in the fridge, stirring every few days. Strain through a fine sieve.
step 2
Pour the vodka, lime juice and sugar into a larger jug. Stir well.
step 3
Using a melon baller, scoop out as many melon balls as you can. Add them to the jug and leave to steep for 30 mins-1 hr in the fridge. Top up with sparkling water and add the remaining mint leaves just before serving with extra lime wedges.
