Recipes With Strawberry Balsamic Vinegar Food

STRAWBERRIES WITH BALSAMIC VINEGAR

Steps:

• Hull the strawberries and cut them into quarters lengthwise.
• Place in a bowl and toss with the vinegar and sugar.
• Cover and allow to rest on the counter for about an hour so that the berries will "juice" then chill in the fridge for another hour.
• Toss again before serving.
• (I like a little more vinegar sprinkled on before serving but do this to your own taste.
• I should mention that these strawberries do not keep well so they should be prepared and eaten the same day. If made more than a few hours ahead of time they are mushy and texturally unappealing. Just thought I should mention that.

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 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.

STRAWBERRIES WITH BALSAMIC VINEGAR

Steps:

• Toss the strawberries, balsamic vinegar, sugar, and freshly ground black pepper to taste, in a mixing bowl. Divide the berries among martini glasses and serve immediately.

STRAWBERRIES WITH BALSAMIC VINEGAR

Steps:

• Wash the strawberries and drain. Trim and slice strawberries, and place in a cup or serving dish. Drizzle the balsamic vinegar over the strawberries. Serve with fresh mint leaves.

BALSAMIC STRAWBERRIES

Steps:

• Boil 1/3 cup balsamic vinegar with 2 tablespoons honey, 1 bay leaf and a pinch of salt until thick, 4 minutes. Discard the bay leaf; let the syrup cool. Beat 1 cup mascarpone, 1/2 cup heavy cream, 1 tablespoon sugar and 1/4 teaspoon vanilla with a mixer until soft peaks form. Toss 3 pints quartered strawberries with half of the balsamic syrup. Serve with the mascarpone mixture and the remaining syrup.

STRAWBERRY BALSAMIC SORBET

Steps:

• In a small non-reactive saucepan, bring the vinegar to a simmer over medium-low heat.
• Cook until it is reduced by half, about 5 minutes.
• Remove from heat and cool.
• Place the halved strawberries in a blender or food processor.
• Process until very smooth.
• Pass the puree through a fine-mesh sieve placed over a bowl, pressing firmly on the solids with a rubber spatula or the back of a wooden spoon to extract all the juice.
• Discard the pulp; add the balsamic reduction and honey to the puree and stir to combine.
• Cover and refrigerate until cold.
• Freeze the mixture in an ice-cream maker according to manufacturer's instructions.
• Store in the freezer until ready to serve or for up to 2 days.
• Spoon into individual bowls and garnish with the chopped strawberries.

STRAWBERRY PRESERVES WITH BLACK PEPPER AND BALSAMIC VINEGAR

Steps:

• In a small heavy saucepan bring all ingredients to a boil, stirring, and skim surface. Simmer mixture, stirring and skimming foam occasionally, 15 minutes, or until thickened and translucent. Remove pan from heat and cool preserves completely. Preserves keep, covered and chilled, 1 month.

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.

STRAWBERRY WITH BALSAMIC VINEGAR

Steps:

• Place strawberries, balsamic, and powdered sugar in separate bowls.To serve, let each guest dip a strawberry into balsamic vinegar and then into powdered sugar.

STRAWBERRY BALSAMIC SHRUB

Steps:

• Stir the strawberry tops with leaves and sugar in a medium bowl. Mash together with a potato masher until the strawberry tops release their juices, 1 minute. Cover and refrigerate for 24 hours, stirring occasionally so a pool of liquid can accumulate in the bowl.
• Strain the mixture through a fine-mesh sieve into another medium bowl, pressing on the solids with a rubber spatula to release all of the liquid, which will include some undissolved sugar. Whisk in the champagne vinegar and balsamic vinegar until the sugar dissolves, 2 minutes. Transfer the shrub to a jar, cover and refrigerate until ready to use (see Cook's Note).
• To serve, fill 4 tall glasses halfway with ice. Pour 1/4 cup of the shrub into each glass top with 1 1/4 cups of seltzer.

STRAWBERRIES WITH BALSAMIC VINEGAR

Steps:

• Toss the strawberries with the 1/4 cup sugar and let sit for 10 minutes.
• Sprinkle with the vinegar; taste and add more sugar or vinegar if necessary. Sprinkle with the pepper and serve.