I know I'm slow to the party, but for years I've watched cooking show after cooking show combine strawberries and balsamic vinegar and tout it's greatness. For me, I just couldn't get my mind around adding vinegar to a fruit…until now. These grilled strawberries are truly delicious and a great ending to almost any meal, especially for a cookout.
This is really more instruction than a recipe it's so simple. On Monday, I told you about The French Farm, which specializes in imported European gourmet foods and kitchen accessories from small, family owned businesses.
In this recipe, I used their Terre Exotique Balsamic Vinegar Aged 10 Years, which is an amazing balsamic vinegar that is so smooth and rich, it doesn't even need to be reduced! I tossed the berries with some of the balsamic vinegar and granulated sugar and grilled them for about 6 to 8 minutes, just to soften them a bit. After grilling, I plopped them all onto a couple of scoops of vanilla ice cream, then drizzled a small amount of balsamic vinegar on top.
Where have I been?! Why have I been so stubborn to try this delicious concoction?! Well, now I have…and I think you should too!
Since I'm watching my carbs, I used Splenda instead of sugar and used Breyer's Carb Smart Vanilla Ice Cream and I thought it was all really good. In fact, the smokey-sweet grilled strawberries and balsamic masked any artificial flavor of the low carb ice cream that I don't like.
Ingredients
- 24 ripe strawberries hulled
- 4 tablespoons aged balsamic vinegar used: Terre Exotique Aged 10 years
- 4 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1 carton vanilla ice cream
Instructions
- Sprinkle with sugar and toss to coat.
- Thread onto wooden or metal skewers.
- Heat grill to medium-high.
- Place strawberry skewers onto preheated grill and grill for about 3 to 4 minutes per side or until slightly softened and grill-marked.
- Serve immediately over vanilla ice cream with additional aged balsamic vinegar, if desired.
*Nutrition information is automatically calculated based on ingredient data and should be considered an estimate. When multiple ingredient options are provided, the first listed is used for calculation. Optional ingredients and garnishes are not included in the nutrition analysis.
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Aughhhh, this recipe looks amazingggg! I love grilled fruit and that balsamic vinegar sounds delicious with those strawberries! Can’t wait to try making this! <3
Your strawberries sound amazing! Yum!
Easy peasy and delicious. The perfect recipe.
Easy peasy and delicious. The perfect recipe.