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.
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.
ReplyDeleteI think I'd like it even more in this drink. Lighter is good!
Yum.
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