Strawberry Rhubarb Sauce

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A few Saturday’s ago, I woke up earlier than the hubby.  I snuck upstairs quietly, fed the pets, and sat down to catch up on some recorded food network shows.  I watched Damaris Philips put bacon the oven and I thought, hmmm I have bacon in the fridge.  A few minutes later, I remembered my giant rhubarb plant outside and that I had some strawberries in the fridge.  A plan was starting to come together.  I’d make a strawberry rhubarb sauce to put on waffles and serve them with bacon!

Here’s what you need:

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In a medium pot, heat some sugar and water over medium heat until the sugar dissolves.

Slice up the rhubarb.  When I have really wide sticks, I like to slice them the long way one or two times and then slice them all together the narrow way.

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Add the rhubarb to the pot with the water and sugar.

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Bring to a boil. Simmer the rhubarb for 10 minutes.

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Add some roughly chopped strawberries and simmer for 10 minutes more.

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Use an immersion blender to blend the sauce until it’s relatively smooth – a few smaller chunks are ok.

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Now squeeze in the juice of half a lemon.

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And – voila – strawberry rhubarb sauce.  It was great on our waffles.  I’m not a huge fan of super sweet breakfasts and the addition of the lemon in this sauce made it just the right amount of tart.

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This would also go great on ice-cream!

Gravel & Dine

Strawberry Rhubarb Sauce

A quick and easy strawberry-rhubarb sauce to jazz up your breakfast waffles or pancakes, or over ice-cream.
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings: 3 cups
Course: Dressings, Sauces &amp

Ingredients
  

  • 1/3 c sugar
  • 1/3 c water
  • 2 c rhubarb chopped
  • 1-1/4 c strawberries chopped
  • Juice of half a lemon

Method
 

  1. In a medium pot, dissolve the sugar in the water over medium heat. Add the rhubarb and bring to a boil Simmer for 10 minutes. Add the strawberries and simmer 10 minutes more. Puree with an immersion blender. Stir in the lemon juice.
  2. Serve over pancakes, waffles, ice-cream – or anything else you can think of.

 

 

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