On a vacation in San Francisco a few years ago, some friends who lived there took us to a wonderful Italian restaurant in the North Beach area. My former co-worker use to be a deputy fire chief in the the city and he and his wife obviously knew where to find the good restaurants. We had a delicious dinner and the waiter fawned all over us. At the end of the meal he brought us glasses of chilled limoncello, a delicious lemon liqueur. I had never tasted anything so refreshing after a big meal. It was the perfect ending.
Recently I spotted some colorful bottles of limoncello in the local "pop shop" (my father's name for the liquor store) so I picked up a bottle. Coincidentally, later in the week while watching Michael Chiarello on the Food Network, he whipped up a drink utilizing limoncello. It couldn't be simpler and it is a very light aperitif.Limoncello Spritzer
1 part limoncello
1 part seltzer water
Ice
Fill your glass with the limoncello and seltzer water and fill with ice. Garnish with a slice of lemon and sip away.
2 comments:
Mmm, Limoncello is a nice aperitif, isn't it? Daughter Fran made a batch for us last year. It was tough letting it sit for the month or more it took to complete.
I think I'd like it even more in this drink. Lighter is good!
Yum.
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