These are the scenes of summer:
Driving down country roads with Dan, my bare feet resting flat on the dashboard, eyes closed, singing along to Pentatonix.
Coaxing my sungold tomato plants towards their trellis to keep them from toppling over when they get top-heavy with fruit.
Keeping book for Dan’s baseball games, smelling of sunscreen and sweat and dirt.
Morning bike rides, my legs screaming and my breathing labored as I push myself up the Ithaca hills.
Eating strawberries, raspberries and blueberries with every breakfast, lunch and snack.
Use the freshest strawberries you can find. When you're done, slurp the ruby red juice out of the bottom of the bowl for a sweet ending.
Ingredients
- 5 cups strawberries, hulled and halved
- 1/2 cup fresh mint
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
Instructions
- Roll the mint leaves into a long cylinder, and thinly slice the roll crosswise to create ribbons of mint. I used chocolate mint, because that is what looked best in the garden, but any mint will work.
- Gently toss the mint with the strawberries and sugar.
- Cover and refrigerate the salad for at least 30 minutes to allow the sugar to pull the juices out of the strawberries and to help the flavors blend.
Make Ahead and Storage
Covered with plastic wrap and refrigerated, this salad will be good for 3 days.
About to dig into a bowl of cold oats topped with raspberries & blueberries as I read this — yep, summer means berry time! I love the strawberry/mint combo!
SOOOOOOOO beautiful! this reminds me of our garden growing up – strawberries and mint were staples and i used to love eating them all right off the plant!
They are SO good together, aren’t they?
yes! so perfect. I love summer and all the things you mentioned. I’m obsessed with mint on everything this summer too. Enjoy!
i have a question, since i’ve never actually talked to someone who does this but i have always wondered about it.
have you considered what would happen, if, while you have your feet on the dashboard, the car crashes and the air bag engages?
you know, I can’t say I’ve thought about it that much. it probably wouldn’t be good, though!
haya, I was just thinking the same thing! Oh well, always a mother……
I love strawberries! This is a recipe I must try!
nothing is more perfect than a bowl of fresh berries. so delicious.
what a gorgeous salad!! sometimes it’s the simplest things that are the most delicious:)
Wonderful, simple and I’ve got all the ingredients, well chocolate mint but yeah, it’s gonna be a yummy surprise for the Mr!