Italian Sauces Recipes - Fresh Apricot Sauce (Salsa Fresca di Albicocche) Recipe

Ingredients  

• 250 ml/1 cup water

• 450 g/1lb fresh apricots, halved and stoned

• 100 g/4 oz/1/2 cup brown sugar

• 30 ml/2 tbsp lemon juice

• 5 ml/1 tsp finely grated lemon rind

• 2.5 ml/1/2 tsp vanilla essence (extract

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Method:

1. Bring the water, apricots and sugar to the boil in a saucepan. Reduce the heat and simmer for 12 minutes.

2. Allow the mixture to cool for 2 minutes and puree in a blender or food processor.

3. Allow the sauce to cool completely before beating in the lemon juice, zest and vanilla essence.

4. Serve with sweet pies or ice cream.