Basil and Lime Sorbet

Filed under Desserts

Servings: 4

Recipe courtesy Jamie Oliver. Measured by the wineglass; no ice cream maker needed.

Ingredients

  • 5 oz Water, 1 wineglass
  • 5 oz Sugar, 1 wineglass, equal in weight to the water
  • 6 Lime, 5 to 6, zested
  • Lime juice, 1 glass
  • 1 bunch Basil, very large, pounded to a puree

Directions

  1. Bring the water and sugar to a boil and simmer 4 minutes with the lime zest. Cool a while.
  2. Add the lime juice and basil puree and leave to infuse a while, then pass through a coarse sieve.
  3. Pour into a plastic tub or earthenware dish and freeze, about 2 hours, stirring every 30 minutes if you remember. Serve in a glass on its own.