Sufra Dayma:

Strawberries in Vanilla Syrup

By Moushira Abdel-Malek

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Ingredients:

500 gms strawberries (hulled and halved)

1 cup water

1 cup castor sugar

1 tbsp lemon juice

1 tsp vanilla extract (not powdered vanillin)

Vanilla Ice-Cream

Method:

Combine water and sugar in a medium saucepan. Stir over low heat, without boiling, until the sugar dissolves. Bring to the boil. Reduce the heat simmer, uncovered, without stirring. Add the lemon juice after 5 minutes, and leave to simmer for 5 more minutes. Add the vanilla extract away from heat. Stir it in and leave syrup to cool until just warm. Place strawberries in a serving bowl. Add the warm syrup. Stand, covered, for 30 minutes before serving. Scoop the ice-cream and distribute scoops around the strawberry. Drizzle two tablespoonfuls of vanilla syrup on top of the ice-cream. Sprinkle some roasted nuts on top (optional) and serve.