Strawberry and basil sandwiches

Dear cooks, the strawberry season is starting, so I'm sharing with you my favorite summer breakfast that I've been making for probably 5 years. The combination of a warm, crispy slice of bread, with juicy strawberries on a soft creamy cloud of cottage cheese, flavored with spicy green basil and a thick balsamic cream, believe me, will not leave you indifferent! Any seasonal, juicy, sweet and sour fruit/berries can be used for sandwiches. My favorites are strawberries and nectarines. I heartily encourage you to try and find your own flavor combinations! Thank you Natalia MN2012 for the idea.

How to cook strawberry and basil sandwiches step by step with photos

	Prepare all the ingredients.
	Toast the slices of bread in a toaster or in the oven until crispy (you want the bread to stay soft on the inside and crispy on the outside).
	While the bread is still warm, brush it with butter.
	Next layer of cream cheese (or ricotta, 9% cottage cheese).
	Sliced strawberries (or any seasonal juicy-sweet fruit/berries).
	Dust with balsamic cream. If you don't have balsamic cream, you can make it yourself from the balsamic vinegar. Pour the balsamic vinegar into a pan/pot, add sugar to taste and boil it until it becomes heavy, the volume should reduce by about half. Sprinkle basil on top.
	Enjoy!