Freshly harvested from your own garden, strawberries taste incomparably delicious. The bright red fruits are very popular as cakes, desserts or jam. As our great recipes prove, the sweetness of the fruit is also wonderful in savory dishes.
What recipes are there with strawberries?
Answer: Two delicious recipes with strawberries are the dandelion salad with strawberries, which combines fresh dandelion leaves, strawberries and pine nuts, and the strawberry gazpacho, which combines strawberries with tomatoes, cucumbers and onions into a refreshing soup.
Dandelion salad with strawberries
Dandelion is one of those weeds that drives many a gardener to despair. Next time you pull weeds, don't just add the tender leaves to the compost. Combined with strawberries, they can be made into a very aromatic salad.
Ingredients:
- 150 g young dandelion leaves (alternatively, arugula is suitable)
- 250 g strawberries
- 30 g pine nuts
- 3 tbsp vegetable broth
- 2 tbsp good olive oil
- 1 tbsp white balsamic vinegar
- 2 tsp honey
- S alt and pepper to taste
Preparation:
- Wash the dandelion leaves well and cut them in half.
- Clean, rinse and quarter the strawberries.
- Roast the pine nuts briefly in a pan over medium heat and without fat.
- Pour the broth, oil, vinegar, honey, s alt and pepper into a tall container and use the hand blender to make a dressing.
- Drizzle over the salad and garnish with the pine nuts.
Strawberry Gazpacho
Gazpacho is a soup from Andalusia that originally uses uncooked vegetables. We prepare this wonderfully refreshing dish with fresh strawberries on hot days, giving it a whole new touch.
Ingredients:
- 500 g tomatoes
- 250 g strawberries
- 150 g cucumber
- 1 onion
- 3 tbsp tomato paste
- 100 ml very cold water
- 1 tsp honey
- 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
- S alt and pepper to taste
- Basil leaves
Preparation:
- Wash vegetables and strawberries.
- Roughly chop the tomatoes and cucumber, clean and chop the strawberries.
- Peel and dice the onion.
- Put the tomatoes, cucumber, strawberries and the onion with the tomato paste and olive oil in a tall container and puree finely with the hand blender.
- Add water little by little until the soup is thick.
- Season with honey, balsamic vinegar, s alt and pepper.
- Refrigerate for at least two hours.
- Taste again before serving.
- Pour the soup into bowls, drizzle with a little olive oil and garnish with basil.
Tip
Mulch the strawberries with straw after flowering. This keeps the soil between the rows moist and prevents fruit rot.
