Recipe for Homemade Strawberry Gelato with Fresh Strawberry Sauce

Serves 6-8.

2 lbs (900g) very ripe strawberries

Freshly squeezed juice of ½ lemon

Freshly squeezed juice of ½ orange

8ozs (225g) castor sugar

300ml (300ml) water

150ml (5floz) whipped cream

Dissolve the sugar in the water; boil for 7-10 minutes, leave to cool.

Purée the strawberries in a food processor or blender, sieve. Add the freshly squeezed orange and lemon juice to the cold syrup. Stir into the purée, fold in the whipped cream. Freeze immediately, preferably in a sorbietere. Store in a covered plastic box in the freezer. Scoop out into balls and serve on chilled plates with sprigs of fresh mint.

Fresh Strawberry Sauce

400g (14 ozs) strawberries

50g (2 ozs) icing sugar

Lemon juice

Garnish: Fresh mint leaves

To make the strawberry sauce, clean and hull the strawberries, add to the blender with sugar and blend. Strain, taste and add lemon juice if necessary. Pour over scoops of strawberry gelato and garnish with some fresh mint leaves.