Semolina flour, milk, butter, and Parmesan are used to make the delectable baked dumplings known as gnocchi alla Romana. I’ve gone to Rome and feel like I’ve had my fair share of Italian food, but I didn’t learn about these essentially unknown semolina gnocchi until much later in life. This would make a fantastic side dish, but it also works well with your preferred spaghetti sauce as an appetizer or entrée.
| Prep Time: | 10 mins |
| Cook Time: | 10 mins |
| Additional Time: | 10 mins |
| Total Time: | 30 mins |
| Servings: | 8 |
| Yield: | 8 cups |
Ingredients
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup white sugar
- 2 cups fresh basil
- 2 cups blueberries
- ½ cup water
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 4 cups carbonated sparkling water
Instructions
- Bring 1 cup water to a boil in a saucepan. Stir the sugar and basil into the water and return to a boil; cook at a boil for 10 minutes and immediately remove from heat. Chill in refrigerator until slightly cooled, about 10 minutes.
- Blend the blueberries, 1/2 cup water, and the lemon juice in a blender until smooth; pour into a pitcher. Remove the basil leaves from the simple-syrup mixture; discard the basil. Stir the syrup into the blueberry mixture. Add the carbonated water to the mixture and stir gently.
Reviews
Good idea, tastes great! Only thing is that it need
Living 30 Minutes from the Blueberry Capital of the World (Hammonton NJ) This was the perfect treat!
I really wanted to like this but there was way too much pulp. Plus, the basil seemed to overpower everything and I’m a huge basil fan. Next time I won’t use as much as it calls for and I’ll strain as much of the pulp as I can.
I wanted to taste this so badly but my basil simple syrup burned. Do you really boil for the full ten minutes? Oh well, I had it without the basil and it was delicious?
I thought of this recipe after having a blueberry basil sorbet that i thought was AMAZING! In my opinion the basil is a nice twist but mint taste great as well or you could just go the traditional route and just have the blueberries!
I followed this recipe exactly, including the basil. I tried the finished soda, then ended up straining the mixture through a sieve to remove the excess bits of blueberry skin and tiny seeds. This made the soda more visually appealing as well as easier to drink. This is very tasty and the basil adds a delicious twist!
Yummy blueberry soda (didn’t use the basil, seems just too weird!)