Trio Of Sorbets With Raspberry Coulis Recipes

SORBET TRIO

Steps:

• For lemon sorbet, in a small heavy saucepan, bring 1 cup water, 1/2 cup sugar and 2 teaspoons lemon zest to a boil. Cook and stir until sugar is dissolved; cool. Add 1/2 cup lemon juice, 1/2 cup mineral water and a dash of salt. Transfer to an 8-in. square dish., For mint sorbet, in a small heavy saucepan, bring 1 cup water, 1/2 cup sugar and 2 teaspoons lemon zest and mint to a boil. Cook and stir until sugar is dissolved; cool. Strain. Add 1/4 cup lemon juice, 1/2 cup mineral water and a dash of salt. Transfer to another 8-in. square dish., For blueberry sorbet, in a small heavy saucepan, bring 1 cup water, 1/2 cup sugar, 2 teaspoons lemon zest and blueberries to a boil. Cook and stir until sugar is dissolved; cool. Cover and process for 2-3 minutes or until blended. Strain and discard seeds and pulp. Add 1/4 cup lemon juice, 1/2 cup mineral water and a dash of salt. Transfer to an 11x7-in. dish., Freeze sorbets for 1 hour or until edges begin to firm; stir. Freeze 3 hours longer or until firm., Just before serving, transfer sorbets separately to a food processor; cover and process for 1-2 minutes or until smooth. Scoop each flavor into serving dishes. Garnish as desired.

RASPBERRY SORBET

Steps:

• Put the sugar and 270ml water in a saucepan over a low heat and stir until the sugar has dissolved. Raise the heat and simmer for 5 mins, or until the liquid has become a syrup. Set aside to cool.
• Put the raspberries and lemon juice in a food processor and blitz until smooth. Strain through a fine sieve into a bowl and discard the seeds. Combine with the sugar syrup, then pour into freezer-proof container.
• Freeze for 1 hr 30 mins, then whisk with a balloon whisk or a fork to break up any ice crystals that have formed and return to the freezer.
• Keep mixing the sorbet once an hour for 4 hrs to break up the ice crystals. Stop mixing when firm but scoopable. Will keep in the freezer for up to a month. Serve with extra raspberries, if you like.

RASPBERRY COULIS

Steps:

• Combine raspberries, sugar, and lemon juice in the bowl of a small food processor. Blend until smooth and sugar has dissolved, 15 to 20 seconds. Adjust sugar if desired, and blend again.
• Strain mixture using a fine mesh strainer to remove seeds. Refrigerate until ready to use.