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.