Monday, July 18, 2011

Blueberry Ginger Sorbet

Blueberry Ginger Sorbet (Fruit)

After two months of May Gray and June Gloom, summer has finally arrived in Southern California. I spent most of a few weekends ago in the pool eating popsicles. It was the only way I could cool down. I made this sorbet a month ago and wanted to make it again, but didn't feel like lugging my ice cream maker to my friend's house where I was house-sitting. I'm sort of obsessed with blueberries. I always forget about them until they are in season and then I end up buying them every week. Sometimes I snack on them. Other times, I use them in fabulous recipes to share with friends. This sorbet came to me as I was snacking on some blueberries at work. I was struck by the gingery notes in the berries and thought the combination sounded intriguing. I need to play around with this recipe a bit more to make the ginger a more pronounced flavor, but it is definitely there in this version and makes a perfect light summer dessert.


Blueberry Ginger Sorbet
(By Esi)

1 1/4 cup water
1/2 cup sugar
1 2-inch piece of ginger, unpeeled
3 cups frozen blueberries
Juice from 1 large lemon
2 tablespoons vodka

In a large saucepan, stir the water, sugar, and ginger over medium-low heat until the sugar has dissolved. Once the sugar has dissolved, remove the pan from the heat and let sit for 20 minutes until cooled and the ginger has infused the simple syrup. Remove the ginger from the pan.

Stir in the blueberries, lemon juice, and vodka. You can either transfer this mixture to a blender or use an immersion blender to mix until everything is blended. Process in an ice cream maker according to manufacturer's instructions.

Transfer the sorbet to a container and freeze for 2-4 hours before serving.

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9 comments:

Erica said...

Fresh berries totally rock. And in a cold treat? perfect! I want to try this with cherries too

Maria said...

Love this sorbet flavor!

Unknown said...

ooh, i bet the ginger totally goes well in here!!

Georgia Pellegrini said...

Ginger is a fab and undervalued ingredient in ice desserts. I love the idea for a sorbet.

Joanne said...

My ice cream maker and I JUST reconciled after a pretty pathetic batch of pumpkin ice cream this past winter. Time to get on the sorbet bandwagon! This sounds delicious.

marla said...

Ginger & blueberries are a match made in heaven ;)

Unknown said...

The sorbet looks great.

Diana said...

Confession. I only really like blueberries when they are baked into things or frozen and mixed into yogurt. For some reason the texture of room temp berries is totally unappealing to me. So, yes, I would love this recipe. Frozen blues for life.

test it comm said...

I like the sound of using the ginger in this blueberry sorbet!