Pretty. Easy. Quick-Pickled Strawberries Recipe
http://www.aidamollenkamp.com/2011/07/how-to-pickle-strawberries/
Difficulty | Makes | Hands-On Time | Total Time |
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Beginner | 2 1/2 cup | 15 minutes |
Ingredients
- 1 pound strawberries
- 1 tbsp
- 1/3 cup red wine vinegar
- 3 tbsp
- black peppercorns or another seasoning, such as fennel seeds, coriander seeds, or mustard seeds
Instructions
- Hull and halve strawberries lengthwise. Toss with salt in a medium nonreactive bowl and set aside about 10 minutes.
- Add red wine vinegar, agave nectar or honey, stir to coat, then set aside at least 5 minutes. Use the coarsest setting on your pepper grinder and crank a few times to crack pepper over the top.*
- Stir to coat and taste. The strawberries should be pickled enough that they taste a tad sour but not so much that you pucker. The pepper should make them spicy but not so much so that it's overwhelming*. Add more of either as needed.
- Serving Ideas:
- -Use as a condiment on a cheese plate
- -Serve on crackers with chevre, ricotta, or truffled goat cheese
- -Combine with chopped cucumbers and herbs for a quick salad
- -Skewer with mint or basil and mozzarella for a twist on caprese salad
- -Combine in a salad with spinach or arugula, toasted pistachios or almonds, and some torn fresh basil, parsley, or tarragon
- -Spoon over mascarpone or ice cream instead of balsamic strawberries