Roasting strawberries intensifies their flavour and sweetness, saving you from an unappetising bowl of over- or underripe fruit. When roasted very simply and without any additional ingredients, the strawberry flavour alone is quite remarkable. However, you can include a sweetener and some aromatics, such as cinnamon, citrus zest and vanilla, to create a more nuanced depth of flavour. Serve warm or cold with ice-cream, porridge or pancakes, or get inventive and serve the fruit in a savoury dish, tossed with balsamic, basil, burrata and black pepper – a wicked flavour combination.
To save energy, consider roasting the strawberries when the oven is already hot, or alongside other ingredients that won’t impart an undesirable flavour, such as a dessert or vegetables (other than alliums, of course).
