Strawberry-Buttermilk Gelato

My local Market just received a shipment of late season strawberries. They were so sweet and ripe they perfumed my kitchen. Very reasonably priced too. I made this simple "gelato" for a dinner party dessert on a hot August Saturday night. All 5 guests loved this dessert because it was so fresh, not too sweet but cool and icy. It was a fine ending for a meal! I served it in extra big thick martini glasses, garnished with a few sliced left over strawberries and some crisp thin ginger cookies. The recipe made way more mixture than one of my Cuisinart ice cream maker bowls could hold but not to worry, a second batch will be savored. Definitely will make this again. It is not like gelato I had in Italy-more like a cross between ice cream and gelato but absolutely delicious. The color is exquisite.

So easy! So good! Only 4 ingredients! Not as creamy as the CL Honey Gelato, but better flavor.

Simply delicious. As a friend of mine put it, "to die for". Before combining the strawberry puree with the other ingredients, I strained out the seeds with a sieve to give the gelato a smooth, uninterrupted texture.

Really really good. I have a small KitchenAid ice cream maker, so I halve the recipe, gets icy if you freeze it.

I had just gone strawberry picking so I had the freshest of fresh strawberries on hand. Loved the flavor. I let chill in the refrigerator for an hour before adding it to the ice cream maker. I also found that the recipe made too much for my ice cream maker so I churned it in two batches.