Saturday, June 19, 2010

Watermelon Mint Sorbet



When I was very little, my parents told me that if you swallowed watermelon seeds then a watermelon would grow inside your stomach. As it turns out, that is not true. It's a good thing because (1) that would be very painful, and (2) watermelon is delicious and without it you could not make this lovely, heat-beating sorbet.


Mint makes everything more refreshing. 


















Watermelon halved.

Watermelon sliced.


Watermelon cubed.


Half a lemon to add an extra zest.


Mint.


Ch-ch-ch-chop.


Combine mint with watermelon juice before adding it in the blender.



Recipe:
half a medium watermelon
1/4 cup loosely packed chopped mint
half a lemon
1/3 cup sugar (or less if it's a very sweet watermelon)
1-2 shots of vodka (to improve the texture)

Cut watermelon into cubes. Puree in blender with the juice of half a lemon. Strain the juice through a sieve. In a pot, heat juice and sugar over medium heat. Bring to a simmer and cook for about 15-20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat and cool in ice bath or refrigerator. Once the liquid is cool, add the chopped mint and combine them in a blender for about 10-15 seconds. Stir in vodka. Add to ice cream maker and churn.

Note: I made up my own directions for this recipe and it turned out great. However, I later took a look at some other watermelon sorbet recipes and noticed that instead of boiling the watermelon juice, they created a simple syrup and added it to the watermelon juice. This might be an alternate worth trying.

2 comments:

  1. Did your mom ever tell you that watermelon was the first "real" food that you ate? The photo is marked June - you were 5 months old and loved it then! Mom

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  2. this was surprisingly good and refreshing.

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