Strawberries are in peak season April through June. Strawberries are not only delicious, they are also good for you. Some of the health benefits of strawberries include:
- The potassium in strawberries can help control blood pressure and fight strokes.
- The American Diabetes Association identifies berries (strawberries included) as one of the top 10 foods for a diabetes meal plan because they are loaded with vitamins, antioxidants, and fiber.
- Eating strawberries more than twice a week may delay cognitive aging.
- The antioxidants, fibers, and phytochemicals in strawberries have been shown to reduce total cholesterol levels.
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Great! We know strawberries are great and they are great for you. It's also great that they are easy to come by at supermarkets, produce stores, and farmers markets depending on the time of year. What's not great is when you buy a big beautiful batch of them and half of them go to waste because you did not eat them in time.
I suppose you could freeze your strawberries so they don't go bad. You could also just be more creative about how you eat them. Here is a collection of 5 fabulous strawberry recipes to inspire you never to waste a strawberry again.
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Mango-strawberry batido
This mango-strawberry batido could be yours in one minute flat.
__Ingredients:
__1 mango (preferably frozen)
8 strawberries (frozen also)
2 1/2 cups water
Strawberry margarita jello shooters
Now isn't this just the cutest little margarita you have ever seen?
Ingredients:
24-30 strawberries
1 box Strawberry Jell-O
8 ounces tequila, preferably reposado or blanco
6 ounce Cointreau
Salt for garnish
Get the full recipe directions at Bakers Royale.
Strawberry agua fresca
Got a minute? Make yourself some strawberry agua fresca.
Check out our Christina Cruz's simple recipe and video to make your own.
Chocolate-covered strawberries with a Latin twist
Classic with a twist!
Ingredients for 20 big strawberries
20 big strawberries with their stems, rinsed and dried
5 ounces (140 grs) of semi sweet chocolate (I used Ghirardelli premium baking bar)
1/4 cup of fat free half and half
2 Tbs. of rum and orange liquor *Rhum Orange Liqueur
*Get the full recipe directions from our own Enriqueta Lemoine.
Grilled fruit skewers
Grilling isn't just for meats!
Ingredients:
1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp. ground allspice
1/8 tsp. ground ginger
Pinch ground nutmeg
Pinch ground cloves
1/2 cup dark rum
1 Tbs. brown sugar
1/2 Tbs. honey
2 Tbs. pineapple juice (canned is fine)
Juice from 1/2 lime
1 medium pineapple, peeled, eyes removed, and cored
6 oz. ripe but firm strawberries, hulled
3 ripe but firm mangos, pitted and peeled
3 kiwis, peeled
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
Get the full recipe directions at Fine Cooking.
