What to cook with strawberries

1. Green salad with strawberries

Strawberry Recipes: Green Strawberry Salad

Ingredients

For the salad:

1 head of romano lettuce;
1 cucumber;
½ cup chopped green onions;
60 g strawberries.

For refueling:

4 tablespoons of liquid honey;
4 tablespoons of vegetable oil;
3 tablespoons of balsamic vinegar
1 teaspoon of poppy seeds.

Preparation

In a bowl, combine coarsely torn or chopped lettuce, peeled and sliced cucumber, green onions, and chopped strawberries. Place all dressing ingredients in an airtight container and shake to mix. Season the salad just before serving.

2. Strawberries with mascarpone

Strawberry Recipes: Strawberry Mascarpone

Ingredients

220 g mascarpone cheese;
½ teaspoon orange peel;
1 tablespoon orange juice or orange liqueur
¼ cups of chopped dried cranberries - optional;
12 large strawberries.

Preparation

Combine cheese, zest and juice or liquor. If you wish, you can add dried cranberries to the mixture. Transfer the resulting cream to a pastry bag and decorate the strawberry halves. Chill the appetizer and serve.

3. Berry soup

Ingredients

240 g strawberries;
240 g blueberries;
¾ glasses of orange juice;
2 ½ - 3 tablespoons of sugar;
4 scoops of citrus sorbet;
fresh mint - for decoration.

Preparation

Combine berries, orange juice and sugar in a saucepan. Cook over medium heat for about 4-5 minutes or until bubbles appear, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat and let the berry soup cool for about 5 minutes. Then pour it into four bowls, add a scoop of sorbet to each and garnish with fresh mint.

4. Healthy milkshake

Strawberry Recipes: Healthy Strawberry Milkshake

Ingredients

450 g strawberries;
¾ glasses of Greek yogurt;
1 tablespoon honey - optional;
4-5 ice cubes;
a pinch of cardamom.

Preparation

Purée the washed and trimmed strawberries in a blender along with the yogurt. When the mixture is smooth, taste for sweetness - add honey if necessary. Place ice in a blender and stir again until smooth. Pour it into a glass, garnish with cardamom and serve immediately.

You can also use frozen strawberries to make this drink. In this case, ice is not required.

5. Quick Strawberry Pie

Strawberry Recipes: Quick Strawberry Pie

Ingredients

500 g strawberries;
140 g flour;
½ teaspoon baking powder;
1 cup of sugar;
1 egg;
¼ cup diced butter

Preparation

Wash, chop the strawberries and spread them over the bottom of a 20-22 cm shape. In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking powder and sugar, add beaten egg and stir well. Spread this mixture over the top of the berries and spread the butter cubes on top.

Bake the pie at 190 ° C for 45-50 minutes, until the dough is browned and the berries begin to bubble. Chill slightly and serve.

6. Glazed strawberries

Ingredients

2 tablespoons of sugar;
1 tablespoon butter
2 teaspoons lemon juice
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon;
450 g strawberries.

Preparation

In a saucepan, combine sugar, butter, lemon juice and cinnamon. Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until the mixture turns into syrup. Then remove the syrup from the heat and gently roll the berries in it. Serve immediately as a stand-alone dessert or with a scoop of ice cream.

7. Quick Strawberry Cheesecake

Strawberry Recipes: Quick Strawberry Cheesecake

Ingredients

55 g soft brie cheese;
360 g cream cheese;
2-3 tablespoons of sugar;
1 teaspoon lemon juice
240 g chopped strawberries;
½ cup plain or glazed almonds
honey - optional.

Preparation

Remove the crust from the brie and whisk with the cream cheese, sugar and lemon juice until smooth. Set aside.

Divide the strawberries into two equal parts and distribute one part in glasses or bowls. Cover it with half the cheese mixture and sprinkle with half the almonds. Repeat the layers one more time, decorate the dessert with honey if desired.

8. Refreshing strawberry sangria

Strawberry Recipes: Refreshing Strawberry Sangria

Ingredients

150 ml limoncello;
110 g raspberries;
120 g strawberries;
1 bottle (750 ml) rosé champagne
1 medium lemon

Preparation

In a large jug, combine limoncello, quartered strawberries and raspberries. Pour with chilled champagne and add half of the sliced and seeded lemon. Pour sangria into ice-filled glasses, add berries from a pitcher and garnish with a slice of lemon.