Top 4 Summer Strawberry Recipes

Nothing beats Irish strawberries! Keelings recipes will have you swooning for strawberries all over again!

Strawberry Chia Seed Pudding

You just have to try out this Strawberry chia seed pudding – healthy-eating never tasted so good!

Ingredients:

• 170g Keelings strawberries
• 3 tablespoons of chia seeds
• 1/8 teaspoon of vanilla extract
• 1 tablespoon of coconut sugar
• 1 teaspoon of maple syrup
• 200ml almond milk

Method:
1. In a small bowl, mash the strawberries with a fork.
2. Stir in the chia seeds, vanilla, maple syrup and coconut sugar.
3. Pour in the almond milk and stir together.
4. Cover the mixture and refrigerate for a 2-3 hours.
5. When ready to serve top with any remaining berries and enjoy!

Strawberry Rice-Cake

This Keelings strawberry rice-cake is perfect when looking for a quick, but healthy, snack. It can’t be beat!

Ingredients:

• 65g Keelings strawberries – quartered
• 60ml low-fat vanilla yoghurt
• 2 rice cakes

Method:

1. Spread the yoghurt over the two rice-cakes – spread right to the edges.
2. Top each of the cakes with the Keelings strawberries (sprinkling some granola on the top transforms this treat into the perfect breakfast-on-the-go).

Strawberry Sushi

Add a little twist of the Orient to your Keelings strawberries, this fruit sushi recipe is as easy as it is delicious!

Ingredients:

• 1 punnet of Keelings strawberries
• 1 Melon
• 2 tablespoons of honey

Method:
1. Chop off the top and bottom of the melon and cut away the rind.
2. With a sharp knife, cut off thin slices of melon by pairing down the side length-ways.
3. Vertically chop the strawberries into quarters.
4. Pour any excess juices on your chopping board into a small bowl with the honey & set aside.
5. Assemble the sushi by laying slices of melon on the board, horizontally placing 3 strawberry lengths at the base of the melon and rolling together.
6. Serve with the honey dipping sauce.

 

Strawberry & Spinach Salad

Ingredients:

• 120g Keelings strawberries – halved
• 1 tablespoon of butter
• 20g pine nuts
• 40g feta cheese- crumbled
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
• 1/4 teaspoon of salt
• 1/4 teaspoon of pepper
• 1kg of spinach
• 1 Avocado – chopped
• 1/2 red onion – chopped
• Small handful of chopped parsley
• Small handful of chopped basil

Method:

1. Melt the butter in a pan – over a medium-high heat. Add the pine nuts and cook for 1 min – stirring continuously.
2. Remove pan from cooker and stir in the feta cheese.
3. In a large bowl, combine the olive oil, vinegar, salt & pepper, spinach, avocado, onion, parsley and basil.
4. Pour the nut and feta mixture over the spinach and top with strawberries. Toss to combine and serve!

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