Raspberry Champagne Soup With Rosemary Raspberry Sorbet Recipes

RASPBERRY-CHAMPAGNE SORBET

Steps:

• Mix the Champagne, water, and sugar in a medium, nonreactive saucepan. Bring to a boil. Add the raspberries, remove from the heat, and cover. Let stand for 10 minutes.
• Pass the mixture through a food mill with a fine disk, or press it firmly through a mesh strainer with a flexible rubber spatula. Discard the seeds.
• Chill the mixture thoroughly, then freeze it in your ice cream maker according to the manufacturer's instructions.
• A pool of White Chocolate Sauce (page 167) underneath makes Raspberry-Champagne Sorbet a bit more festive. You also can't go wrong pairing it with colorful Peach Ice Cream (page 89) or Passion Fruit Ice Cream (page 94).

RASPBERRY CHAMPAGNE SORBET

Steps:

• Put the water and sugar in a medium sauce pan and bring to a boil, stirring to dissolve the sugar.
• Add the berries and bring back to a boil. Cook for a minute to soften the berries. Note: if you are using frozen berries this will take a little longer.
• Puree the mixture in a blender. I used my Vitamix. Note: be careful when pureeing hot mixtures, they have a tendency to explode out of the blender, so be sure to have the lid on and cover with a towel for added security. You may want to let it cool before blending.
• If necessary, strain the mixture to remove seeds. Make sure you get everything you can through the strainer, leaving just the seeds. Put the puree into a storage container and stir in the champagne. Cover and chill in the refrigerator until cold. You can also leave it overnight.
• Process the chilled mixture in your ice cream machine according to its instructions, mine takes about 20-30 minutes. Your sorbet will be on the soft side at this point. Spoon it into a chilled container and put in the freezer to firm up for a few hours. Note: the alcohol in this sorbet will keep it scoopable, so you can actually make this the day before if you like.
• Serve in small bowls. You can also add a little champagne to the bowls if you like.

RASPBERRY-CHAMPAGNE SOUP WITH ROSEMARY- RASPBERRY SORBET

Steps:

• To make the sorbet, combine the sugar and water in a small saucepan over medium heat. Simmer for 5 minutes and set aside to cool. Place the raspberries, sugar syrup, vinegar and rosemary in a blender and puree until smooth. Let stand for 1 hour. Strain through a fine-mesh sieve. Refrigerate until cold. Freeze according to the directions on your ice-cream machine.
• To make the soup, combine the sugar and water in a small saucepan over medium heat. Simmer just until the sugar dissolves. Let cool. Place all but one-half cup of the raspberries in a blender with the sugar syrup. Puree until smooth. Strain through a fine mesh sieve and refrigerate until cold.
• Just before serving, divide the soup mixture among four bowls and add one-half cup of Champagne to each. Place a scoop of the sorbet in the soup and garnish with the remaining raspberries.

RASPBERRY CHAMPAGNE SPRITZER

Steps:

• Slice the whole strawberries vertically, just halfway up to the crown. Set aside to use as garnish.
• Just before serving, place a tablespoon of sorbet in the bottom of a champagne flute. Place the mint leaves and some chopped strawberries in the glass and pour in the champagne, being careful not to full it so much that it froths over.
• Garnish each glass (makes 4-6 with a sliced strawberry and serve immediately.
• *I had to enter a size for the bottle of champagne, but I'm not sure how much is in a bottle. Just use a standard size bottle of champagne.

RASPBERRY-CHAMPAGNE SORBET

Steps:

• Mix the champagne, water, and sugar in a nonreactive saucepan; bring to a boil.
• Add the raspberries, remove from the heat, and cover; let stand for 10 minutes.
• Pass the mixture through a food mill with a fine disk, or press it firmly through a mesh strainer with a flexible rubber spatula; discard the seeds.
• Chill the mixture thoroughly, then freeze it in your ice cream maker according to manufacturer's directions.