Balsamic Strawberries With Whipped Mascarpone Cheese Food

STRAWBERRIES WITH BALSAMIC VINEGAR

Steps:

• Thirty minutes to an hour before serving, combine the strawberries, balsamic vinegar, sugar, and pepper in a bowl. Set aside at room temperature.
• Place a serving of the strawberries in a bowl with a scoop of ice cream on top and dust lightly with lemon zest.

BALSAMIC STRAWBERRIES WITH WHIPPED MASCARPONE CHEESE

Steps:

• Combine vinegar, 2 teaspoons sugar, and lemon juice in heavy small saucepan. Stir over medium heat until sugar dissolves. Boil until syrup is reduced to scant 1/4 cup, about 3 minutes. Transfer to small bowl; cool completely. (Can be made 2 days ahead. Cover and refrigerate.)
• Combine mascarpone, cream, vanilla, and 2 tablespoons sugar in medium bowl. Whisk until thick soft peaks form. Cover and refrigerate up to 4 hours.
• Combine berries and remaining 2 tablespoons sugar in large bowl; drizzle with balsamic syrup and toss to blend. Let stand 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Divide berries and syrup among 6 goblets. Top with mascarpone mixture.
• *Italian cream cheese, available at Italian markets and many supermarkets.

STRAWBERRIES WITH BALSAMIC VINEGAR

Steps:

• Place strawberries in a bowl. Drizzle vinegar over strawberries, and sprinkle with sugar. Stir gently to combine. Cover, and let sit at room temperature for at least 1 hour but not more than 4 hours. Just before serving, grind pepper over berries.

STRAWBERRIES WITH VANILLA MASCARPONE AND BALSAMIC DRIZZLE

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, bring sugar and vinegar to a boil; cook until liquid is reduced to 1/4 cup, about 2 minutes., In a small bowl, combine the cheese, confectioners' sugar and vanilla. Divide strawberries among four dessert plates. Top with cheese mixture; drizzle with balsamic mixture.

BALSAMIC STRAWBERRIES WITH WHIPPED MASCARPONE CHEESE

Steps:

• Combine vinegar, 2 teaspoons sugar, and lemon juice in heavy small saucepan.
• Stir over medium heat until sugar dissolves.
• Boil until syrup is reduced to scant 1/4 cup, about 3 minutes.
• Transfer to small bowl; cool completely.
• (Can be made 2 days ahead. Cover and refrigerate.) Combine mascarpone, cream, vanilla, and 2 tablespoons sugar in medium bowl.
• Whisk until thick soft peaks form.
• Cover and refrigerate up to 4 hours.
• Combine berries and remaining 2 tablespoons sugar in large bowl; drizzle with balsamic syrup and toss to blend.
• Let stand 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Divide berries and syrup among 6 goblets.
• Top with mascarpone mixture.

MASCARPONE CHEESECAKE WITH BALSAMIC STRAWBERRIES

Steps:

• Tightly wrap outside of 9-inch-diameter springform pan with 2 3/4-inch-high sides with 2 layers of heavy-duty foil. Mix biscotti crumbs and butter in bowl. Press mixture evenly onto bottom (not sides) of prepared pan. Chill 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Using electric mixer, beat cream cheese, mascarpone and 1 1/4 cups sugar in large bowl until smooth. Add eggs 1 at a time; beat just until blended. Spread cheese mixture evenly over crust in pan. Place springform pan in large roasting pan. Pour enough hot water into roasting pan to come halfway up sides of springform pan. Bake until cheesecake is golden and center of cake moves only slightly when pan is shaken, about 1 hour 10 minutes.
• Transfer cake to rack; cool 1 hour. Chill overnight. (Cake can be made 2 days ahead. Cover and keep chilled. Remove from refrigerator 30 minutes before serving.)
• Mix strawberries, 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar and vinegar in large bowl. Let stand at room temperature until juices form, about 30 minutes.
• Cut cake into wedges. Spoon strawberries alongside and serve.

STRAWBERRIES WITH MASCARPONE AND BALSAMIC VINEGAR

Steps:

• Place the hulled strawberries and whole strawberries in a bowl and crush lightly with a fork or potato masher, mix with the grenadine and set aside.
• Place peppercorns in a frying pan, dry roast on a stove for a few minutes, allow to cool and then coarsely crush using a mortar and pestle.
• In another bowl mix the caster sugar with the balsamic, vanilla and the liqueur or vodka, mix in the single cream.
• Beat the mascarpone until smooth and mix into the single cream mixture.
• Spoon a little of the crushed strawberries into the bottom of Martini glasses, wineglasses or Knickerbocker Glory glasses. Spoon over a little of the cream mix and sprinkle with some of the peppercorns.
• Repeat until the glasses are full, finishing with the cream and the final sprinkle of pepper.
• Garnish with whole or cut strawberries.