Sweet Tart Creamy.
You cannot really go wrong with those 3 adjectives and then through in strawberries, balsamic, and pistachios…HEAVEN.
About a week ago my lovely coworker and I were discussing food and the constant internal game of “what weird combo might actually work” was being played in my head. Here is what I created and for once actually tried…and I honestly really liked it…a lot. I would totally serve this to company if anyone ever came and stayed with me :)
Ingredients:
Strawberries- washed, heads chopped off and cored
Cream: Greek Yogurt, Sugar and Vanilla extract (or go freak healthy like me and do Fat Free Yogurt, Splenda and the vanilla)
Balsamic Reduction: Balsamic, sugar, vanilla, dark chocolate and cocoa powder (again for the freaks out there: balsamic, spenda, vanilla, 1 oz dark chocolate and cocoa powder…yeah there is NO way getting around this one. Plus there are antioxidants in there. Promise, that is what the internets told me)
Extra Necessities:
Topping: PISTACHIOS.
Wine: Abacela Tempranillo
Note: Buy 2 bags of nuts. A) They are usually on sale at Safeway 2/1 and I am a cheapie…and if you are anything like me, you will have poured yourself a glass of the wine already and the pistachios will be tasting heavenly with the dark delish sexy succulent temp.
End result. A round of applause. Tantalized taste buds, happy heart and salt, sweet, cream, crunch, tart, and delish parts of our needs are met. Win win if you ask me. :)
Steps:
1. Hollow the berries, blend the cream stuff together and reduce the balsamic. Easy Peasy.
2. Fill a ziplock baggie with the cream, cut a bottom corner then pump it into the berries. Just like an expensive cream pastry filler…but not expensive. Winner Winner Chicken Dinner.
Pistachio!
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