underwhelming strawberries - what should I do with them for dinner party tonight?
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Too late now, but black pepper brings out the 'strawberryness' of them
Thanks everyone! Eton mess would be perfect but I think I will struggle to find whipping cream and meringues in local supermarket (live abroad). Off to have a look - if not it will be the balsamic vinegar option. Thanks again!
another vote for eton mess

yummmmmm
In winter I make ice-cream with frozen strawberries I have saved from summer. Semi-thaw them then wizz with cream/yogurt and sugar and a squirt of lemon.
kids love it.
I have just made home made ice cream with ours
150ml double cream
175ml milk
2 large tablespoons of sugar
lemon juice
egg yolk
Mash it all up together and put in the freezer. Stir it every hour if you can remember.
50g golden caster sugar
2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
250g strawberries , hulled and halved
In a small saucepan, mix the caster sugar and balsamic vinegar with 2 tbsp water and cook over a medium heat, stirring continuously, until the sugar has dissolved and the mixture has reduced by half to a sticky syrup (about 5 mins). Cool before pouring over the strawberries and allow to soak for at least 1 hr.
Serve with Ice cream or whipped cream-dead easy to do,fantastic flavour and an be done in advance.
Eton mess. Of course.
also could put in a paper bag with a banana? I know that being with a banana ripens other fruit, not sure quite how quickly though?
maybe some kind of mousse with lots of sugar
Oh yes, I was going to suggest Eton Mess too, we had it at the weekend and it was lovely.
We added some raspberries from our garden too.
Are they cold? They will taste far better if they have a long time to come to room temp.
I wouldn't worry about sourness, just serve with something sweet.
buy meringues. whip cream. crush meringues into chunks
mix all together - Eton Mess. Yum!
Adding a bit of vanilla sugar should sweeten them up. What are you serving them with? If you made a sort of Etons mess out of them with meringues and cream it might disguise the fact that they are less than juicy!
I bought some strawberries in the market, and although they smell great they taste slightly sour still. Need to serve them tonight. What should I do to them to make them delicious? Don't have an oven.