Strawberries with Balsamic Vinegar

A quick and easy to make appetizer. Very different but also very tasty.

• Ready In: 15 mins
• Serves: 6
• Yields: 12 half strawberries

Ingredients

• 1  lb fresh strawberries
• 1  tablespoon  6 year old  balsamic vinegar (12 year old balsamic vinegar is preferred)
• 5  large fresh mint leaves, cut into thin strips
• 2  tablespoons  grenadine or 2  tablespoons creme de cassis
• 12  vanilla wafer cookies

Directions

1. Hull strawberries, rinse and cut in half.
2. Place in a glass bowl and sprinkle with balsamic vinegar.
3. Add mint strips and toss lightly.
4. Add grenadine or creme de cassis and stir gently.
5. Serve as an appetizer with vanilla wafer cookies.
6. Grenadine is a sweet, pomegranate-flavored syrup used to color and flavor drinks and desserts.
7. It sometimes contains alchohol.
8. Creme de Cassis is a black-currant-flavored liqueur.