Bellini

By ctozzi

Ingredients

• 1 ripe white peach, pitted but not peeled, cut into 1-inch cubes
• 1 tsp. fresh lemon juice
• 1 tsp. simple syrup (see recipe below)
• 2 cups Prosecco (an Italian sparkling wine), Champagne, sparkling wine or nonalcoholic sparkling wine

Details

Servings 4
Adapted from williams-sonoma.com

Preparation

Step 1

In a blender, combine the cubed peach flesh, lemon juice and simple syrup and blend well. Divide the peach puree among 4 chilled Champagne flutes. Gently pour in the sparkling wine. Stir gently to combine.


Simple Syrup

1 cup water
1 cup sugar

In a small saucepan over medium-high heat, bring the water to a simmer. Add the sugar and stir until it completely dissolves. Remove the pan from the heat and set aside to cool to room temperature. Pour the syrup into a clean 1-pint bottle, cap it and refrigerate until ready to use. Makes 1 1⁄2 cups.