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Lemon Sorbet
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Lemon Sorbet

A fresh, tangy lemon sorbet — a light vegetarian dessert perfect for summer

⏱ 20 min🍽 8 servings 🌍 Mediterranean👩‍🍳 Afoona
⚖ Pareve🥬 Vegetarian🌱 Vegan🌾 Gluten-free

👨‍🍳 Method

  1. 1
    Cook the water and sugar in a pot over medium heat, stirring, until the sugar dissolves completely.
    StoveSmall saucepan
  2. 2
    Let the syrup cool completely.
  3. 3
    Juice the lemons and grate 2 tsp of zest from them.
    Lemon juicerGrater
  4. 4
    Add the lemon juice, the grated zest and the salt to the syrup and stir.
  5. 5
    Pour into a flat pan and put in the freezer for 2 hours.
    Freezer
  6. 6
    Scrape with a fork every 1–2 hours to break up the ice crystals, and form a sorbet-like texture.
    Fork
  7. 7
    Serve immediately, in cold glasses.
107calories
0 gprotein
28 gcarbs
0 gfat
● protein 1%● carbs 98%● fat 1%

Per serving (95 g), of 8 servings

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⚖ About the ingredients

🔧 Tools needed (5) · 🍳 One cooking vessel

  • Freezer · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Refrigerator (Takes much longer) · Ice bath (For quick chilling)
  • Stove · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Portable hot plate (one weaker burner) · Camping gas stove (One burner, outdoors) · Electric pressure cooker (multicooker) (One pot, no real shallow frying)
  • Small saucepan · Also works: Pot (None) · Frying pan (A deep pan for sauces)
  • Grater · Also works: Food processor (Grating disc, more to wash) · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Knife (Chop finely, different texture)
  • Lemon juicer · Also works: Fork (Squeeze by hand around a fork; seeds get in)

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