Sgroppino: the recipe for the lemon digestive of Venetian origin

Ingredients
LEMON SORBET
300 gr
PROSECCO
200ml
VODKA
50ml
YOU ALSO NEED THEM
LEMON SLICES
2
FRESH MINT
2 twigs
Sgroppino , or sgropin , is a lemon drink of Venetian origin, traditionally served at a festive lunch to “cleanse the palate” between one course and another, or as a refreshing digestive at the end of the meal : the name derives , in fact, from the word scroppare which, in the local dialect, actually means to digest.

It is an alcoholic drink based on lemon sorbet , prosecco and frozen vodka , originally prepared with sorbet alone and without the addition of alcohol, very easy to make: just mix the three ingredients in a jug, pour the sgroppino inside of a champagne flute and then garnish it on the surface, for a spectacular and effective presentation, with a slice of lemon and a sprig of fresh mint.

If you wish, you can also make the drink using lemon ice cream , to make at home or buy ready-made, or you can try your hand at many variations on the theme and create the most varied flavours: orange and mandarin, strawberry and sparkling wine, cold cream with watermelon and gin , mint and milk sorbet…

To avoid unpleasant surprises, we suggest consuming the sgroppino immediately : resting would in fact risk causing the sorbet to separate from the alcoholic component, inevitably compromising the final outcome.

Find out how to prepare the sgroppino by following the step-by-step procedure and advice. If you liked this recipe, also try the cold lemon cream or the coffee cream .

How to prepare the sgroppino
Step 1
Scoop the lemon sorbet into a bowl
1
.

Step 2
Pour the prosecco
2
.

Step 3
Mix with a whisk
3
.

Step 4
Finish with vodka
4
.

Step 5
Mix for a few more moments
5
.

Step 6
Pour the sgroppino into individual glasses
6
.

Step 7
Fill them almost to the brim
7
.

Step 8
Garnish with a slice of lemon and a sprig of fresh mint
8
.

Step 9
Bring the sgroppino to the table
9
and serve immediately.

Advice
If there are children or simply teetotal guests among the guests, you can replace the vodka and prosecco

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