One of my favourite things about summertime is picking strawberries from the garden. In addition to being delicious, strawberries are rich in vitamins, minerals, fiber and have antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. Today, I am sharing with you all the ways I love to enjoy them.
- Strawberry Shortcake
Ingredients
1 can Pillsbury Grands! Southern Homestyle Buttermilk Biscuits (8)
1 tub Cool Whip Original Whipped Topping
6 cups sliced strawberries
1/4 sugar
Directions
-Mix the strawberries and sugar together in a bowl; place in fridge
-Bake the biscuits according to the instructions on the package
-Slice the biscuits in half
-Layer bottom of biscuit with strawberries and whipped cream
-Place top of biscuit on the filling - Simple Small Batch (Ready to Eat) Jam
Ingredients
2 pounds of fresh strawberries
4 cups sugar
1/4 cup of lemon juice
Directions
-Wash the strawberries and remove the stems
-In a large bowl mash the strawberry
-Add strawberries, sugar and lemon juice to a saucepan on low heat; mix together
-When sugar dissolves; kick the temperature up to high
-Boil for about 10 minutes; stirring often –the mixture will be ‘gel like’ (you can test consistency with the ‘back of the spoon’ or ‘frozen plate’ method)
-Put jam into mason jars and refrigerate
Note: If you are not going to consume the jam right away; you will need to process the jam in a water bath! - Strawberry Rhubarb Crisp
Ingredients
6 cups chopped rhubarb
3 cups sliced strawberries
2 cups granulated sugar
3/4 cup + 2 Tbsp AP flour
3/4 cup Quaker Quick Oats
3/4 cup brown sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 cup butter (or margarine)
Vanilla ice cream (optional)
Directions
-Mix rhubarb, strawberries, white sugar, and 2 Tbsp AP flour together in a bowl
-Pour into a greased 9X13 baking dish
-Mix brown sugar, oats, 3/4 cup AP flour, and cinnamon together in a bowl
-Using a pastry blender; cut butter into brown sugar mixture until crumbly
-Sprinkle the brown sugar/butter mixture over fruit mixture
-Bake at 375F for 45 minutes; “crust” should be golden brown
-Serve warm with vanilla ice cream - Rosé Slush
Ingredients
1 bottle of Barefoot Rosé
4 cups of strawberries (sliced)
8 cups of ice (crushed)
Directions
Combine all the ingredients in a blender; blend until slushy
Serve & enjoy! - Spinach Strawberry Salad
Ingredients
1/2 cup of thinly sliced red onion
9 oz bag of baby spinach
3 cups sliced strawberries
1/2 cup sliced and toasted almonds
Kraft Creamy Poppyseed Dressing
Directions
–Combine the first four ingredients together in a large bowl
-Drizzle with dressing; toss and serve immediately!
