Strawberry and Rhubarb Recipe – Strawberry Rhubarb with Mint

 

Strawberry and rhubarb recipe – what a lovely combination – red, ripe strawberries, tart rhubarb, and mint. This makes a great topping for oatmeal, yogurt, ice-cream, cake, or as part of a strawberry-rhubarb cobbler or crisp.

Strawberries and rhubarb signal the start of summer season, and using strawberry and rhubarb recipes can be a wonderful way to celebrate and create your own seasonal traditions around food.

 

 

Strawberry and Rhubarb with Mint

Ingredients:

• 4 cups rhubarb stems sliced into 1/2 inch cuts (remove the leaves!)
• 2 – 3 cups sliced strawberries
• 1/2 – 1 cup water
• 1/2 – 1 cup sugar
• 1 Tablespoon spearmint chopped

Directions:

1. Combine the rhubarb, sugar, and water in a pan. Cook down until the rhubarb starts to fall apart.
2. Next, add the strawberries and cook 5 minutes more.
3. Add the mint and cook a few minutes longer.

Top your favorite cake, ice-cream, yogurt, granola, or turn it into a rhubarb cobbler.

 

 

 

Ideas for other Strawberry and Rhubarb Recipes

Strawberry rhubarb cobbler

Strawberry Rhubarb Maple Crisp

Rhubarb Fruit Leather

 

Want to try a unique summer slaw recipe? Try combing sweet apples with crunchy fresh fennel, cider vinegar, and molasses for a unique slaw – Sweet and Crunchy Fennel Apple Slaw.