Strawberry recipes
February 23, 2009 at 7:00 pm by Taylor Eason
This time of year, the heady scent of fresh strawberries reaches out and pulls me to the produce aisle. Plant City strawberries are synonymous with spring’s beginning in Tampa Bay and being the first recipients of this fragrant, vitamin-C-packed fruit gives me reason to stay in Florida. Really. But once I’ve consumed a few plain, I get kinda bored of them. So here are a few tips and recipes to keep America’s second favorite fruit (after the ubiquitous and portable banana) fresh and interesting.
Basic Links:
How to keep strawberries fresh
Tips on how to freeze strawberries
Useful (-less) facts about strawberries
Recipes:
Chocolate Dipped Strawberries
Wash and dry about 30 large strawberries. Melt 8-ounces of good quality bittersweet chocolate in a medium-sized bowl in the microwave. Add one teaspoon oil, blend well with a whisk. Dip the tip of each strawberry into the chocolate. Set on wire cooling rack, stem side down. Chill in the refrigerator.
Strawberries Tossed with Balsamic Vinegar
Combine 4 cups halved strawberries, 1 tablespoon sugar and 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar in a bowl. Mix well and let stand 30 minutes. Toss again before serving with lightly sweetened fresh whipped cream or plain.
Strawberry Pie
Strawberry Margarita
Strawberry Puree (for cake, ice cream or yogurt)
Strawberry Muffins
Strawberry Shortcake
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