This lemon sorbet uses three types of lemon flavours – lemongrass, lemon verbena and lemon zest. Using all three makes for an absolutely stunning sorbet. I can’t begin to tell you how much of a stunner and how well balanced this recipe is. Quite frankly, it’s more refreshing than a swim on a hot summer’s day! If you don’t have any of the lemon ingredients you can just ramp up the quantities of the other two, but honestly, do try this as it’s written if you can.
When anyone talks about blackberries I always think back to when I was eleven. I had just passed my Cycling Proficiency Test and was allowed to go on my bike with my best friend to go blackberrying. From then on, right up until I was 17, the last week of the school summer holidays was always bookmarked for me by picking blackberries. My poor mother couldn’t keep up with my collecting abilities. There were endless jars of blackberry jam in the cupboard and bags of frozen fruit in the freezer.
This recipe for Blackberry and Merlot Sorbet is a very grown up and sophisticated sorbet that I would not have been allowed to have back them. Continue reading