| There are so many ways to enjoy Boddington's strawberries. Here are just some of our favourite recipes
Sliced strawberries, very lightly dusted in muscavado sugar, then gently fried in unsalted butter. Serve over ice cream, as a filling for pancakes, or as a topping for waffles.
Strawberries blended with banana and ice cold milk.
Chopped strawberries added to your salad - sweet or savoury
Chopped strawberries marinated in Cointreau for 30 minutes, then served with cream
We all know about strawberries and cream, but have you tried cream and strawberries? Whip double cream until it peaks, then gently fold in strawberries, top with a sprinkle of brown sugar and add a sprig of mint for a fabulous desert.
And for complete indulgence; try floating a strawberry or two in your next glass of champagne!
You might like to try these other delicious recipes - along with some more unusual applications!
Strawberry Rocky Road ice cream - Serves 8
Ingredients
450g of Boddington's strawberries, hulled and chopped
1 litre strawberry ice cream softened at room temperature
100g bag of blanched almonds, roughly chopped
100g bar of milk chocolate, finely chopped
200g bag of pink and white marshmallows, roughly snipped.
1. Combine the strawberries almonds and chocolate in a bowl.
2. Stir in the snipped marshmallows a few at a time.
3. Add the ice cream and stir until evenly mixed.
4. Return to the freezer for 30-45 minutes until hardened.
5. Serve decorated with extra strawberries
Strawberry meringue high - serves 4-6
Ingredients
450g of Boddington's strawberries chopped
250g of Boddington's strawberries, whole
284ml pot of Boddington's double cream, whipped
Granulated sugar
10-12 medium sized meringues
1 tbps fresh chopped mint
1. Cover the base of a grill pan with cooking foil
2. Oil it thinly with sunflower oil
3. Cover with a thin, even layer of sugar
4. Place under a medium-hot grill until the sugar has caramelised
5. Leave to cool, then lift the caramel and break into shards.
6. Combine the cream, mint and chopped strawberries.
7. Mound the cream and meringues into a serving bowl, and add the whole strawberries, a few at a time.
8. Finally, stick the sugar shards into the desert bowl and serve.
Strawberry Bread
Strawberry bread was commonly baked by the Indians of North America. Any modern recipe for skillet or griddle cakes, or for soda bread, will serve as a basis for strawberry bread. Simply mash the strawberries, without adding sugar, add to the bread mixture and bake in the normal way. Fantastic!
Strawberry Jam
3.5kg hulled strawberries
3kg sugar
2 lemons
Hull the strawberries, put the fruit into a preserving pan with the lemon juice. Heat the mixture gently and stir constantly until the fruit is soft. Add warmed sugar, stir and boil until the setting point has been reached. Remove any white froth and allow the jam to cool. Pour the jam into warmed jars. Makes about 5kg.
Strawberry Sunburn Care
For mild sunburn, take a few fresh strawberries and rub over the affected area. Leave the juice on for at least half an hour, then wash it off with warm water.
Strawberry Milk lotion
With their high vitamin C content, strawberries are ideal for softening and nourishing the skin. The pH acidity of the strawberry is almost exactly the same as that of the skin itself. So, extract the juice from some fresh strawberries and add a little warmed milk. Apply to your face and leave overnight, or at least, for a few hours. Then rinse off with rose water for a beautiful complexion!
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