Orchard of Health - Strawberry Library
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Strawberry Recipes
Make Strawberries Part of Your Daily Diet
Wake up with 5 A Day! Add sliced banana, strawberries, or raisins to cereal, yogurt, or oatmeal.
Use fresh strawberries as a topping for ice cream, pancakes, and waffles.
Add fresh strawberries to fruit salads and compotes or use them as an ingredient in muffins and pancakes.
Combine strawberries with other fresh fruits for pretty salad presentations.
Make frozen fruit kabobs for kids using pineapple chunks, bananas, grapes, and strawberries.
Add fresh or frozen strawberries to your smoothies for a refreshing treat.
Strawberry Breakfast Salsa
Serves 4Strawberry
Two 5 A Day servings
Ingredients
1/3 cup apricot jam
3 Tbsp water
1 tsp cinnamon
2 pint baskets of strawberries, stemmed and cut into ¼-inch dice
In medium bowl whisk jam, water and cinnamon; add strawberries. Toss gently to combine. Serve salsa over pancakes, waffles, French toast, hot cereal, or mix into plain yogurt.
Nutrition information per serving: Calories 147, Fat 1g, Calories from Fat 6%, Cholesterol 0mg, Fiber 4g, Sodium 7mg.
Strawberry Spa Turkey Salad
Serves 4
Three 5 A Day servings
Ingredients
6 Tbsp chopped prepared mango chutney
¼ cup nonfat plain yogurt
¼ cup nonfat mayonnaise dressing
2 Tbsp lime juice
Salt and pepper to taste
Lettuce leaves
8 slices (1 oz each) cooked, skinless turkey breast
2 pint basket strawberries, stemmed and halved
1 cup red seedless grapes
¾ cup celery, sliced
½ cup red onion, chopped
Mint sprigs, for garnish
In small bowl whisk chutney, yogurt, mayonnaise and lime juice; season with salt and pepper. Line platter or 4 individual serving plates with lettuce; top with turkey, strawberries, grapes, celery and onion. Drizzle with chutney dressing; garnish with mint sprigs.
Nutrition information per serving: Calories 261, Fat 4g, Calories from Fat 12%, Cholesterol 44mg, Fiber 5g, Sodium 282mg.
No Crust Strawberry Pie
Serves 8
One 5 A Day serving
Ingredients
3 cups fresh strawberries
1 (2.1 ounce) package sugar-free cook and serve vanilla pudding mix
1 (.6 ounce) package sugar-free strawberry flavored gelatin
2 cups water
Rinse and hull strawberries. Distribute evenly in a 10-inch pie pan. In a medium saucepan combine pudding mix, gelatin mix, and water. Stir well and bring to a full boil. Pour mixture over strawberries and refrigerate for 4 to 6 hours. Top with light or low fat frozen whipped topping prior to serving, if desired.
Nutrition information per serving: Calories 58, Fat 0.3g, Cholesterol 0mg, Fiber 2g, Sodium 187mg, Protein 1.7g.
Return to the Orchard of Health Strawberry Library Main Page
Strawberry Recipes
Make Strawberries Part of Your Daily Diet
Wake up with 5 A Day! Add sliced banana, strawberries, or raisins to cereal, yogurt, or oatmeal.
Use fresh strawberries as a topping for ice cream, pancakes, and waffles.
Add fresh strawberries to fruit salads and compotes or use them as an ingredient in muffins and pancakes.
Combine strawberries with other fresh fruits for pretty salad presentations.
Make frozen fruit kabobs for kids using pineapple chunks, bananas, grapes, and strawberries.
Add fresh or frozen strawberries to your smoothies for a refreshing treat.
Strawberry Breakfast Salsa
Serves 4Strawberry
Two 5 A Day servings
Ingredients
1/3 cup apricot jam
3 Tbsp water
1 tsp cinnamon
2 pint baskets of strawberries, stemmed and cut into ¼-inch dice
In medium bowl whisk jam, water and cinnamon; add strawberries. Toss gently to combine. Serve salsa over pancakes, waffles, French toast, hot cereal, or mix into plain yogurt.
Nutrition information per serving: Calories 147, Fat 1g, Calories from Fat 6%, Cholesterol 0mg, Fiber 4g, Sodium 7mg.
Strawberry Spa Turkey Salad
Serves 4
Three 5 A Day servings
Ingredients
6 Tbsp chopped prepared mango chutney
¼ cup nonfat plain yogurt
¼ cup nonfat mayonnaise dressing
2 Tbsp lime juice
Salt and pepper to taste
Lettuce leaves
8 slices (1 oz each) cooked, skinless turkey breast
2 pint basket strawberries, stemmed and halved
1 cup red seedless grapes
¾ cup celery, sliced
½ cup red onion, chopped
Mint sprigs, for garnish
In small bowl whisk chutney, yogurt, mayonnaise and lime juice; season with salt and pepper. Line platter or 4 individual serving plates with lettuce; top with turkey, strawberries, grapes, celery and onion. Drizzle with chutney dressing; garnish with mint sprigs.
Nutrition information per serving: Calories 261, Fat 4g, Calories from Fat 12%, Cholesterol 44mg, Fiber 5g, Sodium 282mg.
No Crust Strawberry Pie
Serves 8
One 5 A Day serving
Ingredients
3 cups fresh strawberries
1 (2.1 ounce) package sugar-free cook and serve vanilla pudding mix
1 (.6 ounce) package sugar-free strawberry flavored gelatin
2 cups water
Rinse and hull strawberries. Distribute evenly in a 10-inch pie pan. In a medium saucepan combine pudding mix, gelatin mix, and water. Stir well and bring to a full boil. Pour mixture over strawberries and refrigerate for 4 to 6 hours. Top with light or low fat frozen whipped topping prior to serving, if desired.
Nutrition information per serving: Calories 58, Fat 0.3g, Cholesterol 0mg, Fiber 2g, Sodium 187mg, Protein 1.7g.