what o do with strawberries

Strawberries, ice and Greek yogurt in the blender for a smoothie!

I just heard a new tip, make up a rinse of 1 Part vinegar to 10 parts Vinegar. Gently swirl the berries around the rinse and scoop them out, drain and air dry well, pack loosely in paper towel lined containers and refrigerate, though they will lose some flavor so I only refrigerate what I'm going to store, what I can eat in. The first two days gets spaced out on paper towels.

My two favorite quickies are sour cream dip, 2 tbsp sour cream, one tsp brown sugar, a few grains kosher salt,, a dash of vanilla. That is enough dip for me and the kids, it's a very nice dessert.

Fondue is insanely easy, in a Pyrex glass measuring cup melt 1tbsp of butter, 1 tbsp brown sugar, 2 oz milk for 40 seconds in a microwave. Add half cup toll house or dark chocolate morsels. Heat for 40 more seconds, stir, reheat again, continue until chocolate is melted and smooth. Add a dash of vanilla, a few grains of salt, and I like half an ounce of sherry. Thin with milk to desired consistency.

That sauce goes great on chocolate shortcake, or even regular strawberry shortcake.

Really, if they are peak berries, I eat them fresh before I can do anything else with them.

Use them in salads, for example, mixed greens with grilled chicken, strawberries, feta cheese and almonds with a drizzle of olive oil and balsamic vinegar.

I also like to toast a bagel thin and spread on 1 Tbsp of peanut butter and then a layer of sliced strawberries. Yum.

vanilla greek yogurt mixed with strawberries, blueberries and granola. yum.

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Not exactly a low-cal recipe, but I cut them up and soak them overnight in 1 cup of hot water and 1/2 cup of sugar. Then, I use the syrup on shortcake dessert shells and top with Cool whip. Makes a yummy fast dessert!

Also, strawberries go bad very quickly. I would recommend that you freeze whatever you won't be using right away. They could spoil in days.

Yes, this! I just cut the stems off a bunch and put in the freezer for a smoothie.

You can also hull them and then freeze them. That way you can enjoy them longer without feeling the need to eat them up before they spoil.

ETA - OOPS....didnt see someone posted the same thing. Sorry.

Drizzled with balsamic vinegar
Blended with greek yogurt
Dipped in truvia/stevia
Topped with some fat free whipped cream
In a whole wheat crepe with a couple dark chocolate chips
With a side of cottage cheese
Dipped in a tablespoon of nutella
Cut up over Special K or another cereal

I remember reading somewhere on this site that if you wash your strawberries in apple cider vinegar, then they will keep longer. I haven't tried it though.

Put a layer of Angel food cake cut into cubes in the bottom of a triffle bowl. top with a layer of vanilla or lemon yogurt, then a layer of strawberries, blueberries and blackberries, repeat until container full.

make strawberry and mint and black pepper jam

If you buy jam sugar with pectin in it, you can use much less sugar then regular jams you buy in the shops. My elderberry jam is half the calories of bought "healthy" jam!