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Macerated Strawberries with Lime

Macerated Strawberries with Lime

  • Makes
    4 cups
  • Cook Time
    20 minutes

We favored small to medium strawberries for this recipe. If your berries are quite large, cut them into 1 inch pieces instead of quartering them. Use a wand-style grater to zest from the limes, and avoid the bitter white pith. Cold or at room temperature, the berries and their sauce were wonderful spooned over biscuits and topped with whipped cream. Two pounds of strawberries makes enough for eight biscuit shortcakes.

Tip

Don't hull your strawberries before washing them; they may get waterlogged and lose flavor.

Ingredients
  • 2

    pounds strawberries, washed, dried, hulled and quartered

  • ¼

    cup white sugar

  • 4

    teaspoons grated lime zest (2 to 3 limes)

  • ⅛

    teaspoon table salt

In a large bowl, use a potato masher or fork to mash 2 cups of the strawberries until few chunks remain. Stir in the sugar, zest and salt. Fold in the remaining strawberries. Cover and let sit until syrupy, at least 15 minutes or up to 2 hours.

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