Strawberry

It is finally the beginning of the strawberry season! Because even if you're not pregnant, we had a good mind ... Feel light and fresh, strawberry fruit is a perfect start to the spring and part of p'tits pleasures allowed!With 35 calories per 100g small, strawberry is the fruit slimming par excellence! In addition, it is full of water and vitamins. It can take the place of the orange, because its vitamin C content is high enough. Just so eat some strawberries a day to meet its daily requirement of vitamin C.
Its richness in vitamins can boost our immune system and after the winter it really ne
eds! In addition to their vitamin intake, they are rich in citric acid, formic acid, malic acid, oxalic acid, but also rich in minerals, including calcium, magnesium ... So very good for teeth and bones!
It can also be used for external use, to restore the luster to the face and prevent the appearance of first wrinkles (the Roman apply ointments with strawberry to beautify their skin. And the court of Napoleon, the celebrated Madame Tallien took twice weekly bath strawberry juice).

The strawberry is not a true fruit, in fact it is only the small seeds that are scattered, the strawberry is an outgrowth of the strawberry flower. Lafraise is part of the flower, curious, right?Strawberry cultivar in there since the 16th century. In France, it is in the region of Brittany Plougastel that was first cultivated strawberries. The Gariguette is the most strawberry variety produced in France, it represents one fifth of global production. There are also other varieties such as Elsanta, Mara ... 
Attention, strawberries are consumed when they are bought because they keep very badly. The strawberry is eaten raw, plain, with sugar, drizzled with lemon, wine or balsamic vinegar. It is perfect in pastries, frozen desserts, grout, compotes and jams, but resents the cooking too long.

If it is served warm, quickly rose to the pan or on the grill, becomes more intense fragrance. Strawberry goes well with cream, spices (ginger, mint, etc.), exotic fruits, rhubarb and citrus. 
Here's a little recipe that blends perfectly acidity and tangy!Crumble Strawberry and rhubarb:
Ingredients:

•     500g rhubarb tender, peeled and cut into chunks
•     500g strawberries, well scented
•     2 bananas, ripe
•     40g caster sugar

For the crumbs crumble:

•     120g flour
•     100g butter
•     100g sugar
•     80g grated coconut
•     1 pinch of salt

Preparation:

•     Mix the pieces of rhubarb, strawberries into pieces, banana slices with sugar, then arrange these fruit in a baking dish

•     Mix together flour, butter, sugar, coconut and salt for dough crumbs
•     Divide dough crumbs on fruit
•     Then cook your crumble, 30 to 40 min at 180 ° C