Sparkling Sour Cherry Aperitivo

Name: Sparkling Sour Cherry Aperitivo
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 680 grams sour cherries in light syrup (with syrup); 2 Tbsps fresh lime juice; 1 sprig lemon verbena or mint; 750 milliliters chilled sparkling wine; 237 milliliters sugar

This recipe makes 6 servings with 263 calories, 1g of protein, and 0g of fat each. If $2.91 per serving falls in your budget, Sparkling Sour Cherry Aperitivo might be a tremendous gluten free and vegan recipe to try. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes. If you have cherries in syrup, sparkling wine, mint sprigs, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.

Instructions

Purée one 24-oucne jar sour cherries in light syrup (with syrup) in a blender until smooth. Strain into a medium bowl, pressing to extract as much liquid as possible. Bring cherry mixture and 1 cup sugar to a boil in a large saucepan, stirring to dissolve sugar; reduce heat and simmer, occasionally skimming any foam from surface, until reduced to 1 1/2 cups, 20-30 minutes.

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Cherries

Syrup

Sugar

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Sauce Pan

Blender

Bowl

Let cool.

Mix in 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice. Cover; chill until cold, about 2 hours.

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Lime Juice

DO AHEAD: Syrup can be made 1 month ahead. Keep chilled.

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Syrup

Divide 3 tablespoons chilled sour cherry syrup among 6 glasses. Top off syrup with one 750-milliliter bottle of chilled sparkling wine, dividing evenly, and stir to combine.

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Sparkling Wine