Lamponi e More al Limone

Raspberries and Blackberries with Sugar and Lemon

I have often said that the Italians have a sweet tooth, but not necessarily after meals. Day-to-day, fresh, ripe seasonal fruit is the usual way to round off a meal. As a young boy, fruit became my responsibility and I became an expert in monitoring farmers' fruit crops. During autumn, I would obtain wonderful raspberries and pick wild blackberries to compliment them. Use only perfectly ripe fruit for this dessert.

Serves 4

300g mixed raspberries and blackberries
Juice of 1 lemon
100g caster sugar
Mascarpone to serve (optional)

Put the berries into a non-reactive bowl and sprinkle with the lemon juice and sugar. Mix very carefully and gently to amalgamate.

Serve the berries with mascarpone if you like.

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