Recipe: Fraîche’s strawberry sangria

Total time: About 20 minutes

Servings: 4

Note: Adapted from bar chef Albert Trummer at Fraîche. This makes slightly more sweetened lime juice than is called for in the recipe; the remainder can be covered and refrigerated for up to 1 week.

Juice of 2 limes

2 teaspoons sugar

16 ripe strawberries, cut in half

1/2 teaspoon aged balsamic vinegar

4 ounces Grand Marnier

4 ounces premium vodka

8 ounces California Pinot Noir

1. Combine the lime juice and sugar in a small heavy-bottom saucepan. Bring to a simmer over medium heat, then immediately reduce the heat to very low and simmer about 1 minute. Remove from the heat and set aside.

2. Divide the strawberries among 4 old-fashioned glasses. Sprinkle equal amounts of balsamic vinegar over them (it’ll be just a few drops in each, about one-eighth teaspoon). Divide the Grand Marnier among them, and muddle the ingredients in each glass.

3. Fill each glass about two-thirds full with ice, then pour equal amounts vodka over the ice in each. Add one-half ounce of the simmered lime juice to each glass. Pour equal amounts of the wine into each glass, then stir gently and serve.

Each serving: 235 calories; 0 protein; 21 grams carbohydrates; 1 gram fiber; 0 fat; 0 cholesterol; 6 mg. sodium.