Strawberry Dawa Recipes

STRAWBERRY DREAM

Steps:

• Prepare strawberry puree: Mix quartered strawberries and sugar in a 2-cup liquid measure or bowl. Let sit and macerate for 1 hour, stirring every 10 to 15 minutes. Use an immersion blender to blend into a smooth puree. Pass through a mesh strainer to remove seeds, if desired. Cover and refrigerate until needed.
• Prepare cream mixture: Combine sugar and cream in a saucepan. Set heat to medium-high and bring to a boil while whisking occasionally; be careful, since cream can easily boil over. Once cream just starts to boil, reduce heat to between medium and medium-low and maintain a steady simmer. Simmer for 5 minutes.
• Remove from the heat and whisk in vanilla, lemon juice, and 1/3 cup of the reserved strawberry puree until completely incorporated. Let cool for 10 to 15 minutes.
• While the cream is cooling, pour the remaining strawberry puree evenly into 4 dessert glasses.
• Pour the cooled cream mixture into the glasses. Wrap with plastic wrap and pop in the refrigerator until thoroughly chilled, 3 to 4 hours.
• Meanwhile, prepare topping: Toss diced strawberries and sugar together in a small bowl. Wrap with plastic wrap and chill alongside the strawberry dreams.
• When ready to serve, remove strawberry dreams and topping from the refrigerator. Stir the topping and spoon strawberries and any accumulated juices on top of each dream.

STRAWBERRY DAIQUIRI

Steps:

• Combine lime zest and 2 tablespoons sugar in a food processor. Pulse until combined. Set aside.
• Place lime juice, strawberries, rum, 2 to 4 tablespoons sugar, depending on the sweetness of your strawberries, and ice cubes in a blender. Blend until smooth.
• Rub the rims of four glasses with a lime wedge, dip rims in lime sugar, and fill glasses with daiquiri.

DAWA (AFRICAN COCKTAIL)

Steps:

• Put lime and sugar into a whisky tumbler.
• Crush limes slightly, add ice and pour in the vodka.
• At this point you twist a dawa stick into some honey and add the stick to the drink. A wooden honey stick or other type of stick twisted in honey will work.
• Muddle limes with dawa or honey stick. The more you crush the limes into the mixture and stir the sweeter the taste.

STRAWBERRY DAWA

Steps:

• Crash and shake strawberries and lime slices with strawberry syrup in the bottow of an old-fashioned glass.
• Fill it with crushed ice, add vodka and stir to mix well.
• Serve with a stick if you have one, and garnish with a strawberry cut in half.

DAWA

Steps:

• Place the lime slices, honey and sugar in a heavy-based rocks glass and crush lightly together with a spoon.
• Add some ice, and pour the vodka over it.
• Adjust the flavor by crushing the lime slices further, if desired.