Strawberry-Black Pepper Sorbet

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Ingredients

  • This luscious sorbet has just a hint of black pepper to contrast and accentuate the sweetness of ripe summer strawberries. To crush the peppercorns, use a mortar and pestle, the side of a chef's knife, or the bottom of a heavy pan or skillet.
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup water
  • 2 tablespoons coarsely crushed black peppercorns
  • 6 cups sliced strawberries (about 2 pounds)
  • 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

Preparation

Step 1

Combine sugar and water in a small saucepan; bring to a boil, stirring occasionally until sugar dissolves. Remove from heat. Stir in peppercorns; let stand 20 minutes.

Drain sugar syrup through a fine sieve into a bowl; discard solids. Place half of sugar syrup, half of sliced strawberries, and fresh lemon juice in a blender, and process until smooth. Pour pureed mixture into a bowl. Repeat the procedure with remaining sugar syrup and sliced strawberries.

Pour mixture into the freezer can of an ice-cream freezer; freeze according to manufacturer's instructions. Spoon sorbet into a freezer-safe container; cover and freeze 4 hours or until firm.



CALORIES 93 (3% from fat); FAT 0.3g (sat 0.0g,mono 0.1g,poly 0.2g); IRON 0.6mg; CHOLESTEROL 0.0mg; CALCIUM 17mg; CARBOHYDRATE 23.4g; SODIUM 2mg; PROTEIN 0.6g; FIBER 2.2g