What fruits and berries go well with strawberries?
Apricot
orange, Aperol, white wine, vanilla, cherry, ginger, caramel, cardamom, lemon, raspberry, honey, almond, nectarine, peach, plum, currant, hazelnut.
A pineapple
basil, caramel, cilantro, coconut, rosemary, rum, tropical fruits.
Orange
apricot, pineapple, basil, brandy, vanilla, grapes, cherry, ginger, figs, cilantro, cranberries, cinnamon, coffee, almonds, carrots, nutmeg, mint, poultry, hazelnuts, persimmons, chocolate, berries.
Banana
brandy, cherry, walnut, ginger, caramel, kiwi, coconut, cinnamon, coffee, mango, tangerine, honey, almonds, papaya, rum, chia seeds, hazelnuts, chocolate.
Grape
white wine, brandy, ginger, chicken, rosemary, celery, citrus, chocolate, apple.
Cherry
apricot, banana, vanilla, cranberry, almond, nectarine, peach, port, plum, cream, cottage cheese, saffron, chocolate, citrus.
Pomegranate
lamb, poultry, mint, cucumber, tropical fruits, citrus fruits, apple.
Grapefruit
basil, vanilla, caramel, mint, rosemary, tropical fruits, other citrus fruits, thyme, black pepper.
Walnut
apricot, banana, pomegranate, pear, fig, caramel, cinnamon, carrot, nectarine, peach, rum, plum, dried fruits, dates, prunes, chocolate, apple.
Pear
vanilla, walnut, blue cheese, raisins, ginger, figs, cranberries, cinnamon, lemon, honey, almonds, nutmeg, hazelnuts, chocolate, apple.
mango, citrus fruits, champagne, berries.
Ginger
apricot, pineapple, banana, Brazil nut, grapes, pear, caramel, coconut, passion fruit, almonds, seafood, meat, peach, fish, plum, tropical fruits, duck, citrus fruits, blueberries, chocolate, apple, berries.
Figs
vanilla, pear, pine nuts, cranberries, cinnamon, almonds, port, arugula, cheese, dates, hazelnuts, jamon, citrus fruits, black pepper.
banana, cherry, coconut, mango, tropical fruits, citrus fruits, apple, berries.
Strawberry
vanilla, custard, mint, rhubarb, cream, cottage cheese, citrus fruits, chocolate, apple, other berries.
Cranberry
cherry, pear, fig, cinnamon, mango, mint, curd cheese, dates, citrus fruits, saffron, chocolate, apple.
Coconut
pineapple, banana, Brazil nut, caramel, almonds, other tropical fruits, citrus fruits, chocolate.
Gooseberry
white chocolate, honey, hazelnuts, citrus fruits, other berries.
avocado, cherry, greens, ginger, cashew, strawberry, papaya, cucumber, plum, tropical fruits, apple, berries.
Lemon
apricot, white chocolate, cherry, pear, ginger, nectarine, fish, plum, cream, tropical fruits, citrus fruits, black pepper, berries.
Raspberries
apricot, ginger, cinnamon, lemon, nectarine, rhubarb, plum, cream, cottage cheese, citrus fruits, chocolate, other berries,
Mango
banana, white wine, vanilla, melon, caramel, cranberry, coconut, almond and coconut milk, tropical fruits, duck breast, citrus fruits, blueberries, apple, berries.
Mandarin
anise, banana, vanilla, cherry, ginger, figs, coffee, nutmeg, poultry, tropical fruits, hazelnuts, chocolate.
Almond
apricot, orange, banana, cherry, dark chocolate, pear, caramel, coconut, coffee, honey, peach, plum, cream, cottage cheese, apple.
Rhubarb
apricot, ginger, natural yogurt, strawberry, almonds, nectarine, peach, plum, citrus fruits, black pepper, apple, berries.
Plum
apricot, vanilla, cherry, chestnut, cinnamon, honey, almonds, port, hazelnuts, citrus fruits, black pepper.
Hazelnut
apricot, banana, cherry, pear, fig, caramel, tangerine, peach, plum, citrus, blueberry, chocolate, apple, berries.
Black currant
apricot, cinnamon, peach, port, plum, hazelnut, citrus fruits, champagne, apple, other berries.
Blueberry
ginger, lavender, mango, mint, cottage cheese, hazelnuts, citrus fruits, other berries.
Apple
grapes, beef (and beef liver), blue cheese, walnut, pomegranate, pear, ginger, caramel, cardamom, chestnut, kiwi, maple syrup, strawberry, cranberry, chicken breast, cinnamon, lime, mango, almond, rhubarb, rosemary , celery, black currant, hazelnut.
Strawberry
Adding sugar and/or acid (citrus juice, vinegar) enhances the aroma of the berries. Strawberries go well with: oranges, lemons and limes, bananas, vanilla, rose and red wine, walnuts, custard, cardamom, pine nuts, cinnamon, almonds, mascarpone cheese, raspberries, mint, peaches, cream, sour cream, rhubarb, pistachios , blueberries and champagne.
A combination of strawberries, vanilla, cream and custard is used in the Fraisier strawberry cake.
Fruit and berry compositions
It’s a pleasure to surprise and please your loved ones not only in the summer, which is called berry paradise, but at any time of the year, for any reason, in different ways. The most inventive, pleasant, and exclusive today is considered to be a fruit and berry composition, decorated in the form of a bouquet, a festive box, a heart box or an unusual basket with chocolate and strawberry bears inside. What is not a reason for a smile and a good mood?
It is well known how delicious strawberries and chocolate, strawberries and cream, strawberries and ice cream are together. But Victoria makes an ideal union with many berries and fruits. The top ingredients of this mix are:
These are the combinations used by culinary wizards who make up fruit and berry compositions. Sometimes they are supplemented with fresh flowers. Beautiful and tasty!
Pancho with cherries
A delicate dessert with sour cream is called Pancho. It is prepared from full-fat sour cream (at least 25%, preferably more). If you can’t buy one in the store, you can increase its fat content yourself. To do this, place a liter of 20% sour cream in cheesecloth and hang it over a dish for a day or keep it in a colander. The liquid will go away, but in the end you will be left with a dense mass, which is ideal for preparing a stable filling.
Ingredients for the dough:
Ingredients for cream:
Filling ingredients:
Sweet fruits
When it comes to sweet fruit combinations, bananas, persimmons, figs, melon and papaya immediately come to mind. It is also customary to include various dried fruits in this group: raisins, dried apricots, dates, prunes.
Such fruits are ideally combined with each other, as well as with semi-acidic foods. Most often they are added to various smoothies and salads. It is this excellent combination of fruits and dried fruits that allows you to create store-bought mixes of dried fruits and nuts, which are a great addition to oatmeal or natural yogurt.
Raspberries
The raspberry season begins in mid-June and continues until the end of summer. At this time, you can prepare desserts, cocktails, pies and salads with raspberries. Here are the foods that raspberries go well with: apricots, oranges, peanuts, star anise, vanilla, wine, cloves, grapefruit, pears, blackberry custard, yogurt, caramel, strawberries, cinnamon, lemon, mango, mascarpone, almonds, ice cream, mint , peaches and nectarines, cream, hazelnuts, blueberries, champagne, chocolate.
I used the combination of raspberries, cream and cloves in the recipe for berry marmalade on agar
Another option for combining raspberries, blueberries and poppy seeds is the Monet Poppy Cake.
Semi-sweet (or semi-sour) fruits
Most of the popular fruits in Russia that can be found on the shelves are semi-sweet. These include various varieties of apples, pears, peaches, nectarines, grapes, plums, watermelon, melon and nectarines.
Basically, nutritionists advise combining fruits in this group with each other, since in this case you can create a harmonious version of the dish. However, in some cases such combinations are still strictly prohibited. The bright individuals here are melons and watermelons, which cannot only be combined with each other, but also in general with fruits from other groups. It was found that such schemes only ultimately lead to severe problems in the functioning of the digestive tract. So if you don’t want stomach problems, then it is best to consume watermelons and melons exclusively separately, about an hour after the main meal.
In some cases, it is allowed to combine semi-sour and sweet fruits. Combinations of pears with figs and dates, as well as apples and bananas, will be successful. You can use various combinations in a variety of dishes, with the only exception - they cannot be added to porridges, since they do not combine well with starch.
How to make cherry cake
To prepare a cherry cake, you need to decide on its base: it can be shortbread, sponge cake, chocolate - any to your taste. The same goes for cream and soufflé, to which cherries or other ingredients are added to enrich the taste with new notes. To prepare you will need:
Food preparation
Since today you can not only pick dark red berries from a tree with your own hands, but also buy them frozen in a store, it is important to choose the right fruits and prepare them. Fresh ones should be washed, the stalks removed, a small cut made and the seed carefully squeezed out. Frozen ones should be left to thaw, at room temperature, and then the excess moisture should be drained.
Sour fruits
Let's look at sour fruits last. These generally include all citrus fruits (tangerines, oranges, lemons, grapefruits, pomelo, lime). However, in addition to them, kiwi, pomegranates and pineapples can be included in this group. In rare cases, some nutritionists also include sour varieties of apples, pears and other fruits in this group.
As for the combination of fruits, it is worth knowing: they combine very well with each other, but in extremely small quantities. The best option would be to combine them with semi-sweet fruits - pears with tangerines and apples with kiwi taste especially good. Often these flavor combinations are considered the best. However, you should know that under no circumstances should you combine sweet and sour fruits with each other. Not only will they taste very disharmonious, but such a diet can also lead to fermentation processes in the stomach, so the food will be poorly digested. In the most extreme cases, such combinations with frequent use led to the development of ulcers or gastritis.
Caramel Baking Decorations
Melt sugar in a frying pan with a little fruit juice. Boil a little until the mixture acquires a golden color. And when the homemade caramel has cooled, simply dip fresh berries in it and let them dry on a glass plate. The decorative elements turned out to be wonderful, aren’t they?
You can also make balls, baskets, and webs of caramel and use them to decorate baked goods. Pour a stream of hot caramel over an ordinary table ladle and let the mixture harden - and you will get an openwork bowl. And homemade caramel is an excellent material for making shaped decorations in the same way as they are made from icing.
Combination of fruits in a cake
Here the fruit combination is incredibly important, because if you break the existing rules, you can simply destroy all the baked goods. So if you decide to make a delicious cake with fruit, then it’s best not to get too fancy with the biscuits and the cream itself to prevent possible over-tasting of flavors. The most successful fruits that can be added to baked goods are: kiwi, bananas, pear, mango, orange or tangerine pulp, pineapples, peaches and melon.
Decorating and serving a cake with cherries - tips from pastry chefs
You can decorate the cake at your discretion with anything you like, but experienced confectioners prefer not to mix a lot of ingredients. Most recipes include chocolate cake layers, so the top of the cake should be decorated with chocolate: it can be shavings, confiture, crumbs or chocolate icing that will cover the entire surface of the delicacy. For decoration, it is also good to use cocktail cherries, which are soaked in sugar syrup, have a stalk and hold their shape well. Decorate desserts with nuts such as almonds, walnuts, jelly and mint sprigs look beautiful.
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Proper nutrition
Quite often, people believe that if they start eating vegetables and fruits, then they are automatically eating healthy. However, this is not at all true, since salads prepared from products that are simply at hand are not often healthy and tasty. It is very important to know what the right combinations of fruits and vegetables are so that you can prepare lunch without causing a real riot in the digestive system.
For example, the main rule is that you should never combine acids and starch with each other. That is, it is best not to eat sour and semi-acidic fruits at the same meal with potatoes or bread. Such combinations lead to the fact that all beneficial enzymes are neutralized among themselves and the products simply stop being digested.
It would also be better not to combine sugar and fats, that is, fruits with other foods that are rich in fatty acids - these include avocados and olives.
Frozen Cherry Cake
When the summer harvest is over and you have a lot of goodies in the freezer, you can use them to prepare a delicious dessert. The main disadvantage is that frozen berries must first be thawed, and this must be done only at room temperature, without using a microwave. This will take half a day, so if you plan to prepare dessert by a certain time, then take care of it in advance.
With cherry jam
A simple recipe for a delicious treat. To prepare, you will need ready-made cherry jam, but you just need the berries to be seedless. Shortbread dough goes well with protein cream, which, due to cherry jam, begins to have a pleasant fruity sourness, and lightly toasted nuts give the whole delicacy some originality.
Correct combination of vegetables and fruits
Individually, fruits and vegetables are incredibly beneficial for the body, as they contain huge amounts of essential amino acids, vitamins and minerals for the body. You need to know how to combine them correctly in order to get the greatest benefit:
Of course, not all combinations known in cooking are given here. However, if you know the rules that should be followed when combining, then achieving significant results will be very simple. So if you have the rudiments of knowledge, you can start cooking on your own and creating new tastes in food.
Cheesecake with orange, persimmon and pomegranate
Pancakes and cottage cheese dishes
Recipe rating: 5 out of 5
Larisa Trotsyuk03/27/2018
In the autumn-winter period, the sunny beauty of persimmon appears on store shelves - a tasty, juicy and very healthy fruit. We most often eat it fresh and rightly so. Of course, we can add persimmons to a fruit salad and that’s it, that’s where our imagination ends. I suggest you make cheesecake with persimmon, orange and pomegranate. Crispy chocolate, slightly bitter, sandy base. The delicate creamy cheese filling resembles mousse in its texture and taste. The aromatic sauce of persimmons and oranges successfully complements the composition of the dessert and makes it even more interesting. Bright pomegranate seeds serve not only as decoration, they explode in the mouth like small capsules, spilling with sweet and sour juice. All layers combine surprisingly and very harmoniously with each other. They work in dessert as one well-coordinated team working towards results. And the result, let me tell you, is wonderful!
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