|  | | Sgroppino (Lemon Gelato with Vodka and Sparkling Wine) | |
Serves 4
Ingredients
300ml/½ pint (1¼ cups) lemon ice cream or sorbet
4-6 ice cubes
125ml/4fl oz (½ cup) vodka
250ml/9fl oz (1 cup) sparkling wine (in the Veneto, it's the ever present Prosecco)
grated zest of 1 lemon
Method
Place the ice cream or sorbet, ice cubes, vodka and wine in a blender or food processor and blend until the mixture is thick, creamy and barely pourable. Transfer it to iced wineglasses, sprinkle on the lemon zest and serve with small spoons.
Reproduced with the kind permission of Marlena di Blasi from her book, A Thousand Days in Venice: An Unexpected Romance, published by Virago Press | |
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