Strawberry Raspberry Rosé Sorbet

I believe I have commented before on my 'market madness' the desire I have to buy all of the fruits and vegetables that I see at the local farmer's market. I blame this on the fact that the season for said fruits and vegetables is so damn short here that I want to eat my fill of everything prior to the season being over for another year.

The result is two very full refrigerators!

I decided to made a version of a sorbet that I had originally posted about back in July or 2007 - Raspberry Rosé Sorbet from David Lebozitz' wonderful cookbook The Perfect Scoop. I decided to make it with both raspberries AND strawberries.

I didn't think that it would be possible to improve upon the recipe that we had enjoyed so much but I believe that I did. It may have been using a better wine this time or it may have been the addition of the delicious strawberries at the peak of their game. Whatever it was this was a refreshing way to finish off dinner tonight!

Strawberry Raspberry Rosé Sorbet

2 cups Rosé wine
2/3 cup sugar
1 1/2 cups raspberries (fresh or frozen)
2 cups strawberries (fresh or frozen)

I used a Rosé wine from a local winery that was clean and crisp. You wouldn't want to use a wine that was too sweet as it would seem cloying with the fruit.

Place the fruit in a non-reactive bowl large. In a medium, nonreactive saucepan, bring the Rosé wine and sugar to a boil.

Remove from heat and pour over the raspberries. Allow to cool to room temperature.

Puree the mixture in a blender or food processor.

Press the puree through a strainer to remove the seeds.

Chill the mixture thoroughly.

Freeze it in your ice cream maker according to the manufacturer's instructions.

David warns in the book that because of the amount of alcohol in the mixture it will not freeze very firmly in the ice cream maker. It was quite soft when I put it into the container to go into the freezer.

Comments

[Kayte]

I have that book, I have made the recipe, but I am thinking this version needs to be included...the color on this is so gorgeous!

[nancyhol]

It sounds so refreshing.

I don't know much about Roses - which one did you use?

[JDeQ]

The colour was beautiful Kayte - and the taste. MMMM

Nancy - you can get some nice dry Rosés from the south of France of Spain. We used one from one of our favourite Niagara wineries that you'd never find in the US.