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(Photo: James Tse)
Go ahead and use your favourite medium-bodied red wine for this recipe. We went with the Cabernet Sauvignon because its flavour profile of vanilla, warm spice and blueberry complements our sweetened strawberries to a tee.
1 cup cabernet sauvignon red wine
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 1/2 cups sliced strawberries
Stir wine with sugar and strawberries in a medium saucepan. Season with pepper. Bring to a boil over medium-high. Reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer, uncovered, until sauce reduces to a light syrup and fruit is very soft, about 25 min. Serve at room temperature over vanilla ice cream. Garnish with more pepper if desired.
Calories 35, Carbohydrates 7g, Fibre 1g.