When you’ve been waiting for strawberry season for way too many months and get a little overzealous at the farm stand, make a simple purée with your extra fruit and freshly picked tarragon with a nice hit of anise. You could certainly use other herbs like basil, too, but if you’re looking to add a little more sophistication, try tarragon. This easy, Simple Strawberry-Tarragon Purée recipe is a great base for cocktails, curds, popsicles and smoothies, and can be frozen into individual cubes for a colorful spring punch.
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Simple Strawberry-Tarragon Purée Recipe
A simple recipe for a traditional Strawberry-Tarragon Purée with tons of fresh strawberries, a hint of tarragon, this is perfect for mixing into cocktails, yogurt, or over ice cream!
Ingredients
- 1 pound fresh Watmaugh strawberries stems removed and roughly chopped
- 5 ounces unrefined granulated sugar
- 5 ounces cold water
- 5 to 6 stems fresh tarragon roughly chopped
- Juice of 1 medium lemon
Instructions
- Pour strawberries, water and sugar into a medium pot and stir to combine. Heat over medium-low heat 5 to 10 minutes, stirring once every few minutes to prevent it from burning the bottom, until strawberries are soft and syrup has slightly thickened. Remove from heat and let cool for 30 minutes.
- Once cool, pour stewed strawberries with syrup into a blender and add chopped tarragon and the juice of one lemon. Cover and blend until fruit is completely pureed. Pour purée into resealable container and chill over night.
- The next day, pour purée through a fine mesh sieve to remove large pieces of tarragon, and store infused strawberry purée tightly covered in refrigerator until ready to use.
PERSONAL NOTES
Nutrition
Serving: 1servingCalories: 88kcalCarbohydrates: 22gProtein: 1gFat: 0.3gSaturated Fat: 0.02gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.1gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.03gSodium: 2mgPotassium: 106mgFiber: 1gSugar: 20gVitamin A: 33IUVitamin C: 34mgCalcium: 17mgIron: 0.4mg
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