Peter's Favorite Strawberries

Ingredients

• 1 pint very red strawberries, ripe
• 1 med orange
• 2 tbsp orange juice
• 2 tbsp sweet vermouth
• Sugar substitute equivalent to 1 tablespoons Sugar (optional)

Procedures

1. Wash and hull strawberries; cut in half.
2. Slice ends off orange; quarter orange lengthwise and slice orange wedges crosswise with rinds left on, as thin as possible.
3. Put strawberries and oranges in a bowl; mix well.
4. Mix together the orange juice and sweet vermouth and drizzle over fruit mixture; stir to mix.
5. Check to see if berries have enough natural sweetness for your taste; if not, add sweetener.
6. Cover bowl and chill in refrigerator 2 hours before serving; stir gently several times to blend flavors.

Nutritional information

Food exchanges per serving: 1 fruit exchange; cal: 56; cho: 11g; pro: 1g; fat: 0g; sod: 1 mg; cho: 0 mg; low-sodium diets: This recipe is excellent.