Balsamic Strawberries

[karohemd]

Strawberry season is finally here so let's celebrate:

fresh berries drizzled with aged balsamic vinegar, seasoned with raw cane sugar and black pepper, topped with a blob of creme fraiche

Comments

[loligo]

Hey, I'll bet this recipe would be even better with Italian musk strawberries! *g*

::always pimping the rare fruits & veggies::

[karohemd]

I'd never heard of those but they sound wonderful for this kind of thing.

[revolutions]

ohgod, this is total food porn. Seriously. *drools*

[karohemd]

*grins*

[dragonscrawl]

For now I am forced to stare longingly at that picture, as strawberries and I don't get along just now. But perhaps this recipe will be good to try later.

[karohemd]

I'm sorry to hear that and I hope you'll be able to enjoy them again soon.

[littledrop]

Oh, YUM.

[karohemd]

Oh yes.

[azurelunatic]

Vinegar? Pepper? Strawberries? Now I'm intrigued.

[karohemd]

You won't believe it until you try it. Try with just a few if you're unsure but believe me, it's worth it.
It has to be a good balsamico that's both tart and sweet and earthy. The pepper really adds another level to it, leaving a little zing on your tongue and lips.

[sid]

I had to look up "creme fraiche", which I keep hearing about on television food shows but didn't really understand. It's not common in the US at all. So, thicker and not as sour as the sour cream with which we're most familiar here.

But I just made a fruit salad (which included strawberries) a couple of weeks ago with balsamic and fresh-cracked black pepper. Regular sugar, though, sadly. Ooh, and a splash of Triple Sec. :-)

[karohemd]

You can get creme fraiche at any supermarket over here in the UK (and the rest of Europe). I just prefer the texture and the taste to regular cream (and you don't need to whisk it) as I don't like things to be too sweet.

Sounds good. :o)

[red_eft]

I've seen plain Greek yogurt substituted for creme fraiche, which might be easier to find in the US, at least if you have vaguely health-foodish stores around.

[karohemd]

In this case it would work but not in cooking. Yoghurt splits very easily.
There's definitely a difference in texture and taste.

[red_eft]

Good to know!

[copracat]

Strawberry season is just over, here. *yearns and counts the months*