Esi of Dishing up Delights has a great blog. Really. Everything she cooks or bakes is so scrumptious. Most days I just want to put a fork into the screen. Seriously, if scratch-and-sniff stickers have been popular since the 80's, why can't we someone create a way to eat what we see on the Interwebnets?
Well, until that much needed invention comes along, I just have to make some of Esi's delicious treats. Recently, she made Cantaloupe Sorbet...and I just had to make it, with a little cucumber twist.
I think cantaloupe and cucumber have refreshing flavors so I combined the two in a sorbet.
I meant to add some vodka to keep the sorbet from getting rock hard, but didn't have any. I'll just have to eat it all really fast.
Esi adapted a recipe from Chaos In the Kitchen who adapted it from David Lebovitz. All roads for any frozen dessert come via Mr. Lebovitz! :)
Here is what I did:
Cantaloupe and Cucumber Sorbet
1/2 cantaloupe, or 2 cups seeded and chopped cantaloupe, or 15 ounces of chopped cantaloupe
1/2 cup seeded and chopped cucumber
1/2 c sugar
2 teaspoon Meyer lemon juice
Blitz the cantaloupe and cucumber in a food processor until smooth. In a bowl, combine the puree, sugar and lemon juice. Freeze in an ice cream maker.
Happy Summer! This sorbet is really refreshing. I had some for breakfast this morning (hey, it has fruit and veggies!)
