No-No Fourchettes Strawberry Sorbet
OK, put away your fourchettes, you'll want to savour this delicious sorbet using a spoon! Fragrant, seasonal strawberries frozen with that quintessential Italian liqueur - Sambucca! And, just in case you didn't know you were in Italy, the Fighting Fourchettes have added a sprinkling of sweet and pungent green basil throughout to make this sorbet the most visually spectacular and palate-pleasing of the Tour! As an aside, anyone on a low-fat diet will LOVE the very, very low count. :-)
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READY IN: 20mins
SERVES: 6
YIELD: 4 cups (approximately)
UNITS: US
INGREDIENTS
Nutrition- 2
- 1 1⁄4cups simple syrup (recipe follows)
- 3tablespoons sambuca romana
- 2tablespoons freshly-squeezed lemon juice
- 1⁄4
For Simple Syrup
- 1cup sugar
- 1cup water
Garnish (optional)
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- sambuca romana
DIRECTIONS
- Purée the strawberries with 1/4 cup of the simple sugar syrup in a food processor until smooth. Stir in the remaining syrup, Sambucca, lemon juice and minced basil; transfer to an ice-cream machine and freeze according to the manufacturer's instructions.
- To make Simple Syrup: Place sugar and water in a small saucepan; bring it to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer gently until the sugar has dissolved, about 3-4 minutes. Cool to room temperature. The syrup can be used immediately or stored in a covered container until needed.
- To serve: Scoop out prettily into stemmed cocktail glasses and tuck in a sprig of basil to one side, and a curl of lemon peel on the other. If you like, you could add a splash of sambucca over top.