CHILLED STRAWBERRY SOUP

Ingredients-

4 cups strawberries
3 cups water
1/3 cup sugar
pinch of salt
1 lemon slice
2 tbsp cornflour slurry
1 cup whipped cream
1/2 cup sweet white wine
1 small cinnamon stick

Method-

* In a pan put the strawberries, salt, sugar, lemon, cinnamon and water.
* Boil slowly until strawberries are soft and have rendered their colour.
* Stir in the cornflour slurry.
* Cook, stirring constantly, until thick.
* Discard the lemon and cinnamon.
* Puree the soup and return to the pan.
* Stir in the cream and the wine.
* Cover and chill thoroughly.
* Garnish with a dollop of whipped cream.
* For a twist you can also garnish with a dollop of sour cream.

BREAD AND HAM ROLLS

Ingredients-

2 brown bread slices
2 ham slices
2 lettuce leaves, washed
1/2 cucumber, cut into batons
1 tomato, cut into batons without seed
2 cheese slice
dijon mustard
mayo

Method-

* Roll the rolling pin over the bread slices so that they become flat.
*Mix the mustard and the mayo.
* Spread on the bread.
* Place the lettuce leaf on the bread.
* Then place the ham slice.
* Then place the cheese slice.
* Then place the cucumber and the tomato batons, seasoned with salt and pepper.
* Then roll the bread slowly like a swiss roll.
* Trim the edges and cut into 2.
* Serve as appetisers.