Strawberry ice cream with marinated strawberries and pouring cream

For the ice cream, combine the cream, milk, 30g of sugar, the vanilla pod and strawberries in a pan and bring to the boil. Remove from the heat

In a separate bowl whisk the egg, yolks and 65g of sugar. While whisking, slowly pour the hot cream mixture over the eggs and sugar. Add a pinch of salt and whisk until combined

Transfer to a pan and place over a low-medium heat. Cook the mix out until it coats the back of a spoon, or reaches 84°C. Pass the mix through a fine strainer and allow to cool over a bowl of ice

Once cool, churn in an ice cream maker then store in a freezer until ready to serve

For the marinated strawberries, halve the strawberries (quarter if they are too big) and add to a bowl. Cover with the rest of the ingredients and mix together until nicely coated in the vinegar, sugar, mint and salt. Cover with cling film and leave to marinate in the fridge for 1 - 2 hours

To serve, place some strawberries in a bowl - you can also layer in a glass if you wish - add some scoops of ice cream and pour over the cream

Finish with a drizzle of balsamic (if desired) and some finely chopped mint