Gourmet Balsamic Strawberries |
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Prep Time: 5 Minutes Cook Time: 20 Minutes |
Ready In: 25 Minutes Servings: 4 |
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These are sensational. Treat your tastebuds to this very easy and healthy snack or dessert. The flavours are complementary and are really worth a try! Ingredients:
250 g strawberries (washed, hulled and halved) |
3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar (good quality) |
2 -2 1/2 tablespoons splenda sugar substitute (or honey or sugar, to personal sweetness taste) |
1/8 teaspoon cracked black pepper (freshly milled) |
1/2 teaspoon vanilla essence |
Directions:
1. Mix all in a dish and marinate at room temperature for 20 minutes or refrigerate overnight.
2. Alternative Notes: Make a glaze: In a small saucepan, mix 2.5 Tb caster sugar (no substitutes ie. not splenda), vanilla, pepper and balsamic vinegar with 2 tablespoons of water and cook over a low - medium heat, stirring continuously, until all of the sugar has dissolved and the mixture has reduced by half to a sticky syrup. (This takes about 5 minutes). Allow to cool. Pour over strawberries and marinate for 1 hour.
3. Serving Suggestions: Serve as is, or on hot pancakes or crepes with vanilla ice cream, or in a tall martini glass with vanilla creme fraiche or vanilla yoghurt garnished with freshly milled cracked black pepper and pistatios or lightly toasted almond flakes and a basil or mint leaf, or topped on a bowl of vanilla ice cream, or on a chocolate fudge (300ml cream with 300g dark chocolate melted and combined then divided into 4 serving cups and refigerated for an hour til firm) with a dollop of cream.
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