Strawberries in Red Wine

This is a very simple, but quite wonderful dessert, best made with sweet, ripe, fragrant berries, which complements the tannins of red wine. Let the strawberries macerate in wine for up to 1 hour, but no more or they’ll be unpleasantly soggy. (It’s fine to prepare and sugar them in advance.)

Ingredients

• 1

  pound strawberries, preferably organic, hulled and halved, or left whole if small

• 2

  tablespoons granulated sugar

• 1

  tablespoon lemon juice (from 1 small lemon)

• 2

  cups dry red wine

Preparation

1. Place strawberries in a medium bowl. Sprinkle with sugar and lemon juice, and toss to coat.
2. Add the wine and let macerate for 45 minutes or up to 1 hour.
3. Spoon berries and wine into wide dessert glasses (or low soup plates). Serve at cool room temperature.