Food: 3 Ways with Strawberries

My little strawberry patch is producing lots of lovely sweet fruit. It's just an old cold frame which was re-purposed after our large Maine Coon, Atticus broke one of the (luckily plastic) panels. I think this is the third year of strawberries and I have not really needed to tend to it that much.

So, much as we all love strawberries, I am starting to have to get a little inventive with them! So, if you want to step up your strawberries and cream repertoire, look no further!

Strawberry Fro-Yo

You can adapt this recipe to suit your taste and yield of strawberries. Weigh your strawberries and use half that weight of yoghurt.

Ingredients

Strawberries (frozen) 450g - see below

Yoghurt 225g

Maple Syrup or similar 3tbsp or to suit your taste

Method

I chopped and froze my strawberries for a couple of hours before adding them with the yoghurt in a liquidiser. Blitz until smooth, then add the syrup. 

Mix well before pouring into containers to freeze. You could eat a portion before freezing 😉! 

Take out of the freezer about 20 minutes before serving. 

Strawberry and Chia Overnight Oats

Ingredients (per serving)

Porridge oats 35g

Milk

Strawberries 4 or 5

Greek yoghurt

Chia seeds

Maple syrup if you need some sweetness

Method

Pour oats into the bottom of a container (kilner jar) and cover with milk. Mix lightly.

Add a layer of chopped strawberries.

Add a dessert spoon or two of yoghurt

Sprinkle with chia seeds

Cover and refrigerate overnight.

Strawberries as a Salad Ingredient

No recipe as such, but a few refrigerated, chopped strawberries (maybe a smidge under-ripe) are beautiful in a simple summer salad, especially with a balsamic vinegar drizzle. I have been having them mixed with my homegrown lettuce and some tomatoes, but also with spinach, olives and avocado for a punchier flavour.

And from my archives, these strawberry cupcakes are delicious for a sweet treat!

Enjoy those summer flavours and feel free to add your own favourite strawberry recipes - I can always do with more! 

Love Mrs Jones x