Honeydew Sorbet
desserts
POINTS® Value: 1
Servings: 8
Preparation Time: 14 min
Cooking Time: 10 min
Level of Difficulty: Difficult
Simply delicious, this sorbet is pretty to look at and wonderfully
refre****ng. And the best part is that you don’t need an ice cream
machine to make it.
Ingredients
* 1/2 cup water
* 1/3 Tbsp sugar
* 30 medium basil, leaves, washed, dried and finely minced
* 1 medium honeydew melon, well-ripened
* 2 Tbsp fresh lime juice
Instructions
* In a small saucepan, combine water, sugar and basil; bring
mixture to a boil over medium-high heat. Boil for 1 minute, reduce
heat and simmer for 5 minutes more; remove from heat and let cool.
* Meanwhile, cut melon into slices; remove seeds and rind. Cube
melon flesh; place in a food processor and chop melon into a pulp.
(You should end up with about 4 to 4 1/2 cups of pulp.)
* Combine cooled basil syrup, melon pulp and lime juice in a
medium bowl. Freeze using one of these methods:
o Machine method - Run mixture through an ice cream maker as
per manufacturer’s instructions. Serve immediately or put in freezer
for future use. If frozen, soften in refrigerator for about 10 to 20
minutes before serving. Yields about 2/3 cup per serving.
o Freezer tray method - Pour mixture into a shallow metal
pan and freeze halfway through, about 20 to 30 minutes. Rake a fork or
spoon through partially frozen mixture so it does not freeze into a
solid block; return pan to freezer and let freeze. Before serving, run
sorbet through a food processor or blender to obtain desired texture.
Yields about 2/3 cup per serving.
Notes
* Serve this sorbet alone or pair it with another seasonal flavor
like blueberry, raspberry or pineapple sorbet. Or add a sprinkling of
summer berries for a dash of color.
Feel free to experiment with other accent flavors, too, such as
mint or lemon verbena instead of basil.
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