Orange Strawberries + Vanilla Cream

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Servings: 4

Ingredients

500 g ripe strawberries hulled + halved
2 tablespoons unrefined raw sugar or pure maple syrup
2 tablespoons freshly squeezed orange juice
1 teaspoon finely grated orange zest

Vanilla cream

150 ml whipping cream
1/2 teaspoon vanilla bean paste or the scraped seeds from 1/2 vanilla bean pod

Instructions

Place the halved strawberries into a medium-sized bowl. Add sugar or maple syrup, orange zest and juice and stir well to combine. Set aside in the fridge for 30 minutes to marinate, stirring a couple of times during that 30 minutes.
Meanwhile, place cream and vanilla into a large bowl and whip using a balloon whisk or electric beaters until soft peaks form.
Serve berries and their juices in bowls with a generous dollop of vanilla cream on top.

Notes

Note: To make this dairy-free/vegan, you can use whipped coconut cream in place of the whipped vanilla cream. A little lime zest and juice in place of the orange makes for a lovely change, or you can leave out the orange zest and juice altogether and add a splash of rosewater for an exotic twist.