Recipe information
Yield
4 to 6 servings
Ingredients
1/2 cup sugar, plus 1/3 cup for sugaring the rims
Zest of 1 lime
Zest and juice of 1 lemon, plus 1 lemon, halved
3 cups Prosecco
1/2 cup Amaretto liqueur
Ice cubes
Lemon and lime slices, for garnish
Preparation
Step 1
In a small saucepan, combine 1/2 cup sugar and 1/4 cup water. Bring to a boil over medium heat, then simmer over low heat for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Let cool, about 20 minutes.
Step 2
In a shallow bowl, combine the remaining 1/3 cup sugar with the lime and lemon zests. Rub 1 lemon half around the rim of each glass, making sure to coat them evenly both inside and out. Lightly press the rim into the citrus sugar to frost.
Step 3
In a pitcher, combine the Prosecco, Amaretto, lemon juice, and the cooled syrup. Pour into the sugared glasses over ice.
Step 4
Garnish each glass with a slice of lemon and a slice of lime.
Reprinted with permission from Giada's Kitchen: New Italian Favorites by Giada De Laurentiis. Copyright © 2008 by Giada De Laurentiis. Published by Crown Publishing Group. All Rights Reserved.
Giada De Laurentiis is the star of Food Network's Everyday Italian and Behind the Bash. She attended the Cordon Bleu in Paris, and then worked in a variety of Los Angeles restaurants, including Wolfgang Puck's Spago, before starting her own catering and private-chef company, GDL Foods. The granddaughter of movie producer Dino De Laurentiis, Giada was born in Rome and grew up in Los Angeles, where she now lives.
