Gourmet Balsamic Strawberries

Submitted by Delicious Bits

"These are sensational. Treat your tastebuds to this very easy and healthy snack or dessert. The flavours are complementary and are really worth a try!"

 

• Ready In: 25mins
• Ingredients: 5
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 250 g strawberries (Washed, hulled and halved)
• 3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar (Good quality)
• 2 - 2 1⁄2 tablespoons Splenda sugar substitute (or Honey or Sugar, to personal sweetness taste)
• 1⁄8 teaspoon cracked black pepper (Freshly milled)
• 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla essence

directions

1. Mix all in a dish and marinate at room temperature for 20 minutes or refrigerate overnight.
2. Alternative Notes: Make a glaze: In a small saucepan, mix 2.5 Tb caster sugar (no substitutes ie. not splenda), vanilla, pepper and balsamic vinegar with 2 tablespoons of water and cook over a low - medium heat, stirring continuously, until all of the sugar has dissolved and the mixture has reduced by half to a sticky syrup. (This takes about 5 minutes). Allow to cool. Pour over strawberries and marinate for 1 hour.
3. Serving Suggestions: Serve as is, or on hot pancakes or crepes with vanilla ice cream, or in a tall martini glass with vanilla creme fraiche or vanilla yoghurt garnished with freshly milled cracked black pepper and pistatios or lightly toasted almond flakes and a basil or mint leaf, or topped on a bowl of vanilla ice cream, or on a chocolate fudge (300ml cream with 300g dark chocolate melted and combined then divided into 4 serving cups and refigerated for an hour til firm) with a dollop of cream.

Reviews

[Boomette]

I made half the recipe for me and DH. And I let it on the counter 20 minutes to marinate. DH didn't really like it because of the balsamic vinegar. It's not a taste he really likes. So I was lucky to have it all for me. For me it's delicious. The taste of the balsamic vinegar, black pepper, vanilla, and the splenda gives a great taste to the strawberries. It was not too sweet. It was perfect. Thanks Delicious Bits :) Made for PAC Spring 2013

 

[PaulaG]

This is amazing. Made with Splenda and white balsamic vinegar. This was served over non-fat, sugar free vanilla yogurt for a delicious lite dessert.

 

[Catherine Robson]

Yum-o! We really enjoyed this recipe. I have always heard of of strawberries being served this way but never had tried it my self. I made by using the 1st option for 20 minutes at room temp. I would like to try your suggestion of reducing the syrup & serving over pancakes. 2nd recipe made for PAC 2009