Why are strawberries called strawberries? The word 'strawberry' dates back nearly 2,000 years to the Anglo-Saxons. Is it because the strawberry's runners look like straw? Or because the berry's external seeds look like little golden bits of chaff? No one knows.
This little stuffed strawberry dish is a dessert-appetizer-snack. It's a great way to do something different with strawberries other than eat them out of hand--which is pretty hard to beat.
You don't have to stuff strawberries with this strawberry-cheese, you can just spread this mix on muffins or toast or crackers.
Makes about 1½ cup
6 ounces cream cheese
1½ teaspoons toasted poppy seeds
⅓ Cup finely chopped strawberries
Several whole strawberries for stuffing
In a small bowl, mix together cheese, poppy seeds and chopped strawberries. Stuff several hollowed out strawberries--this amount will stuff about two dozen good size strawberries.
You can also spoon this strawberry cheese into a small, decorative serving dish and garnish with whole strawberry and thyme and serve with crudités or little squares of toast.
Why are strawberries called strawberries? The word 'strawberry' dates back nearly 2,000 years to the Anglo-Saxons. Is it because the strawberry's runners look like straw? Or because the berry's external seeds look like little golden bits of chaff? No one knows.
This little stuffed strawberry dish is a dessert-appetizer-snack. It's a great way to do something different with strawberries other than eat them out of hand--which is pretty hard to beat.
You don't have to stuff strawberries with this strawberry-cheese, you can just spread this mix on muffins or toast or crackers.
Makes about 1½ cup
6 ounces cream cheese
1½ teaspoons toasted poppy seeds
⅓ Cup finely chopped strawberries
Several whole strawberries for stuffing
In a small bowl, mix together cheese, poppy seeds and chopped strawberries. Stuff several hollowed out strawberries--this amount will stuff about two dozen good size strawberries.
You can also spoon this strawberry cheese into a small, decorative serving dish and garnish with whole strawberry and thyme and serve with crudités or little squares of toast.