*  Exported from  MasterCook  *

                    A Basket of Fresh Strawberry Ideas

Recipe By     : California Strawberry Commission
Serving Size  : 1    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Fruits

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Refreshing Salad: 
 Toss torn spinach and romaine lettuce leaves with halved strawberries,
 fresh orange slices and sliced green onions in a large bowl.
 Dress with prepared reduced-fat vinaigrette whisked with lowfat sour cream
 and a little hot-sweet mustard. 

Delicious Dip:
 Flavor plain nonfat yogurt with thawed lemonade concentrate
. Mix in some freshly grated lemon peel and finely chopped toasted almonds;
 sweeten with honey, to taste. Serve in a small bowl as a dip for strawberries. 

Breakfast Bonanza:
 Top small, toasted Italian bread shells with a mixture of ricotta cheese
 and coarsely chopped strawberries sweetened with honey and flavored with cinnamon.
 Cut into quarters and serve with coffee, tea or fruit juice. 

Strawberries and Cream Dessert Sauce: 
 In the container of an electric blender of food processor,
 combine strawberries with a little freshly grated lemon peel and sugar. 
Blend, turning machine on and off, until mixture is almost smooth.
 Mix in enough whipping cream to make a thick sauce.
 Spoon over ice cream, pound cake slices or fresh fruit salad.

 Strawberry Snacks:
 Dip whole juicy strawberries into nonft yogurt and then into a mixture of brown sugar
 and toasted sesame seeds. 

Decadent Dessert:
 Dip whole strawberries into melted semisweet chocolate to cover 2/3 of
each berry; chill until set. 
Completely cover the top of a prepared cheese cake with chocolate
 strawberries just before serving.

 Fruited Skewers: 
Thread strawberries, thick banana slices and fresh or canned pineapple chunks
alternately onto bamboo skewers.
 Serve with barbecue entrees, with Sunday brunch or as a refreshing summer snack.

 Breakfast Parfait: 
 In stemmed glasses, layer nonfat yogurt, granola cereal and sliced strawberries.
 Repeat layers, ending with strawberries. Serve for breakfast or bruch-
-or add a mint sprig, for a no-guilt, eye-appealing dessert.

 Strawberries and Cream Cooler:
 In blender container, combine equal amounts of sliced strawberries,
 nonfat yogurt and nonfat milk. Sweeten to taste with honey. 
Serve in stemmed glases with whole strawberry garnish and fresh mint sprig.

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