Organic Strawberry Bruschetta – Sonia’s Recipe

Sign up for the REAL FOOD FOR ROOKIES class to learn how to get Real Food on your table without going nuts or going broke! Get bonuses like a FREE Real Food Ingredient Guide and members-only Real Food coupons to save up to half the cost of the class. If you'd like to earn money as an affiliate, read more here.

I promised to get you Sonia’s Strawberry Bruschetta recipe, so here you go!

2 T. organic evaporated cane sugar
1/2 t. ground organic cinnamon
2 small ciabatta rolls (Organic ciabatta is available), split, buttered, and halved diagonally (Even better, use some sourdough, sprouted, soaked, or any properly prepared bread.)
1 c. fresh, local strawberries, hulled and diced
2 T. evaporated cane sugar (more or less to taste)
1 T. chopped fresh, organic basil
Juice of 1/2 lemon
1/4 c. organic sour cream
2 T. organic plain yogurt
2 t. honey (local is best)
1/4 t. organic vanilla, not from Mexico (see info below from Sonia about vanilla)

photo by Clairity
Preheat broiler to high with rack 6″ from heating element. Combine sugar and cinnamon in a dish. Sprinkle mixture (probably not all) on buttered bread, then broil on baking sheet until toasted – 2-3 minutes.

Toss strawberries with sugar, basil, and lemon juice. Stir sour cream, yogurt, honey, and vanilla together in a separate bowl.

To assemble: spoon 2 T. berries with juice on each piece of toast. Dollop with 1 t. of sour cream.

VANILLA INFORMATION FROM SONIA:

She found an interesting link for making your own vanilla: http://www.blackpearlbotanicals.com/vanextract.htm

She also did more vanilla research and found that there is Mexican vanilla sold as FDA approved, so consumers know it does not contain coumarin. “I had a hard time finding dates on a lot of the sites I looked for information; hard to tell just how current the info is. I think it’s best to encourage people to be sure they are buying pure vanilla extract and to be wary of where the vanilla originates.”

RELATED POSTS/LINKS: