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buyCTgrown Contest Winning Recipe!
buyCTgrown is pleased to announce our winning recipe "Srawberries with Lemon Verbena Cream" submitted by Tagan Engel.  This recipe will be available in print on our Very Berry Cards featuring recipes, do-it-yourself activities and more available at partnering farms across the state this summer! Thank you to the many individuals and organizations that participated in the contest!  

Strawberries with Lemon Verbena Cream 
Serves 6
 
1 quart strawberries*
3 tablespoons sugar (or honey)
4 lemon verbena leaves (mint or tarragon can be used as well)
 
1/4 cup sugar 
10 lemon verbena leaves (mint or tarragon can be used as well)
1 cup heavy cream
1 cup plain Greek yogurt (or other strained yogurt)
Wash and slice strawberries. Sprinkle with 3 tablespoons sugar or other sweetener. Crush verbena leaves with your fingers, add to strawberries and sugar, stir and set aside.
Combine ¼ cup sugar with lemon verbena leaves in the bowl of a food processor and pulse until leaves are very finely chopped. Alternately, use a knife or a mortar and pestle to very finely chop leaves into sugar.
Mix heavy cream, yogurt and verbena sugar together. Using a whisk or electric mixer mix until thick whipped cream has formed.
Serve a small bowl of berries with a generous scoop of yogurt and verbena laced whipped cream.
 
Additional serving suggestions:  Toast slices of brioche or challah bread and spoon strawberries and cream on top of each slice for a fun and healthier alternative to strawberry shortcake.
 
* one quart is about 1 ½ pounds of strawberries

Recipe by Tagan Engel

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