Sometimes unlikely matches really really work.
Thanks to Alicia's reminder, I have NOT missed strawberry season, but just barely.
Strawberry Balsamic Jam:
Added some spashes of dark balsamic vinegar to jam mixture instead of lemon juice for acid. Makes a beautiful dark burgundy colour and adds to depth of flavour in the jam.
Strawberry Avocado Salad
Strawberry salad cut up with cubed avocado and black pepper.
Strawberries spashed with dark balsamic vinegar.
I got my sister-in-law to try this once, and she was shocked at how good it was.
Strawberries with fresh ground black pepper!
I learned this trick while still in law school - it is a really stunning pairing.
Strawberries with Shaved Dark Chocolate
Gives you that hit of decadence like a dipped strawberry but without the excess chocolate. It's gorgeous on a platter for an easy summer dessert.
NOTE: *DO NOT cut up strawberries on the cutting board right after chopping garlic for a honey garlic mustard sauce, and DO NOT stress when the "jam" smells like garlic, and then GRAB lots of fresh mint from the garden, and mix it in with lots of vanilla bean to counteract the garlic smell. I'm, of course, just speculating on this one...but it seems something one should probably not do;-)
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