Strawberries In Balsamic Vinegar And Orange Sugar

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 punnets fresh strawberries
• 1/4 cup icing sugar
• 1 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 1/2 bunch mint
• 2 oranges
• 1/4 cup caster sugar
• 300 ml double cream or 300 ml whipping cream
• 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
• 1 tablespoon cointreau liqueur

Recipe

• 1 rinse strawberries to remove any grit, cut tops off .
• 2 put strawberries into a bowl and sprinkle with icing sugar and pepper.
• 3 chop mint finely and add to strawberries and mix well.
• 4 add cointreau to the strawberry mix, cover and place in the fridge until ready to serve.
• 5 zest oranges into a mortar & pestle, add the caster sugar and pound until a smooth orange sugar forms.
• 6 put 1/2 of this orange mix into a container, cover and place in the fridge until ready to serve. place the other 1/2 and the cream into a bowl and whisk until stiff peaks form. cover this and place in the fridge until ready to serve.
• 7 just before serving, add the vinegar to the strawberries and mix together.
• 8 place the strawberries onto a long serving dish (straining the majority of the juice) and top with the cream mixture. sprinkle the remainder of the orange sugar over the top of the cream – serve.