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Balsamic Strawberries

Sweetened balsamic makes the berries sing. I used regular sugar instead of superfine, and substituted arugula for mint leaves.

3 cups strawberries, hulled and halved
¼ cup balsamic vinegar
2 tablespoons superfine sugar
2 teaspoons lemon juice
Small handful mint leaves
Vanilla ice cream, to serve

Put the strawberries in a glass bowl. Combine the balsamic vinegar, sugar and lemon juice in a small saucepan and stir over medium heat for 5 minutes or until the sugar dissolves. Remove from the heat and cool.

Pour the balsamic mixture over the strawberries, add the mint leaves and toss together. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour to allow the flavors to develop. Serve with vanilla ice cream.