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Recipes: Rory O’Connell’s chilled cucumber soup, smoked mackerel and roast aubergines

Bloom 2022 will take place in the Phoenix Park from June 1-6. Here, chef Rory O’Connell shares a selection of his favourite recipes for summer, as a taster for his demonstration at the festival to come

Rory O’Connell will be demonstrating his cookery skills at Bloom 2022, which runs in the Phoenix Park from June 1-6. Picture: Joanna Murphy

Bloom 2022, the food, gardening and lifestyle event, returns to the Phoenix Park in Dublin from June 2-6 for its 16th year. Included in the packed line-up are cooking demonstrations in its food village from well-known chefs including Rory O’Connell, Neven Maguire, Edward Hayden and Catherine Fulvio. Here, Rory O’Connell shares a selection of his favourite recipes for summer, as a taster for the festival to come.

Chilled cucumber and grape soup with elderflower, pomegranate ...