Strawberries in Red Wine

Ingredients

• 2 cups fruity red wine (Merlot, Valpolicella or
• Zinfandel)
• 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
• 1/4 cup sugar, or to taste
• 2 pints strawberries, ripe, rinsed and hulled
• 1 1/2 cups heavy cream, whipped
• 8 sprigs fresh mint

Method

• Note: Start this no longer than 2 hours before you are to serve as marinating the strawberries too long, softens the fruit.
• Combine the wine, lemon juice and sugar to taste in a deep bowl. Add the strawberries, cutting larger ones in half. Let stand 1 hour at room temperature. Then refrigerate 30 - 60 minutes before serving.
• To serve, spoon the berries with some of their juices into small bowls. Pass the whipped cream separately or serve a small amount to the side of the berries. Garnish with mint.

Notes

• Description:
• "This is a wonderful, light summer dessert that is just naturally
• delicious and naturally fun!"
• Source:
• ""The Splendid Table""
• SERVINGS: 8
• SOURCE: Lynne Kasper