Strawberry and lemon verbena salad with lemon sorbet
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350-400g strawberries, hulled
handful of lemon verbena leaves (alternatively you can use mint, lemon balm, sorrel or lemongrass)
1 tbsp salted fresh Kampot or green peppercorns
4 scoops of lemon sorbet
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