Strawberry gelato and balsamic reduction: the recipe
Aaaah, spring is back and with it the desire for fresh and light desserts :)
When I talked a while ago about food pairing, I stressed that some are made by criteria of affinity. A great classic that falls into this category are strawberries seasoned with red wine vinegar, in particular with balsamic vinegar. Mind you, vinegar must be used sparingly, so that it is not the dominant flavor of your strawberry salad.
In this case, the acidity of strawberries is associated with that of balsamic vinegar. Furthermore, the pairing involves the polyphenols present in both red fruits and vinegar. For this reason, vinegar could be replaced by red wine.
Therefore, I added a balsamic reduction to my usual strawberry ice cream ...
Strawberry ice cream with balsamic reduction
(Serves 4 persons)
For the strawberry ice cream
Follow this recipe.
For the balsamic reduction
100 g of balsamic vinegar
60 g of sugar
Put the vinegar and the sugar in a saucepan, stir the ingredients and bring them to a boil. Boil the vinegar for 2-3 minutes, turn off the heat and set the reduction aside to cool. Once cold, your reduction should have the consistency of a syrup.
Serve the strawberry ice cream, garnished with a couple of teaspoons of balsamic reduction.