Lemon Spearmint Ice with Fresh Berries Recipe

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Ingredients

1 bunch of fresh spearmint (approximately 2 ounces)
1 cup sugar
4 cups water
1/2 cup lemon juice
Zest of 1 lemon
2 pints mixed ripe berries (strawberries, blackberries, raspberries)

Preparation

Step 1

Wash the mint. Reserve 8 sprigs for garnish. Roughly chop the remaining leaves and combine in a saucepan with the sugar, water, lemon juice, and lemon zest. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat, and simmer for 2 minutes. Remove from the heat and allow to steep for 20 minutes, then strain. Pour the cooled liquid into a shallow, nonreactive pan and place in a freezer overnight.

At serving time, use the tines of a fork to scrape the surface of the ice into large crystals. Heap the crystals into chilled stemmed glasses and garnish with the berries and the reserved mint sprigs.

Nutritional Information:
Per (1/3 cup "ice" and 1/2 cup berries) serving
123 calories
.3 g fat
0 mg cholesterol
4.4 mg sodium