Rossini Bellini

By Texaschef11

Ingredients

• * 1/4 cup sugar
• * 2 tablespoons water
• * 3 cups hulled strawberries
• * 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• * 1 (750-milliliter) bottle prosecco or other sparkling wine, chilled

Preparation

Step 1

Combine sugar and water in a small saucepan, stirring until sugar dissolves. Bring mixture to a boil over medium-high heat. Remove from heat.

Place sugar mixture, strawberries, and lemon juice in a blender; process until smooth. Pour pureed strawberry mixture through a sieve over a medium bowl, reserving liquid. Discard solids.

Place 3 tablespoons strawberry mixture into each of 8 Champagne flutes. Pour 1/3 cup wine into each flute.