Are you a fan of Italian ices? When I lived in the Lehigh Valley in Pennsylvania, they called them water ices. Joe has been buying a lot of the lemon Italian ices from the supermarket, and I wondered about making something similar. After two rounds of homemade ice cream recently, it sounded like a lighter and more refreshing option. And not in that bland diet way. These are wonderfully cold and lemony and won't weigh you down.
And Joe? He went nuts for the sorbet. It costs just a little more to make the homemade sorbet rather than buying the Italian ices -- luckily I plucked all the basil off my front porch -- but the sorbet was way better. I can't say I'll be replacing his Italian ice fix with homemade sorbet a few times a week, but it will make an appearance a few more times this summer.
Click here to visit Oh My Veggies for the recipe.
Update: This post made the Foodbuzz Top 9. Thanks for all the buzz!
This sounds amazing! I am completely in love with lemon Italian ice, I grew up eating it and I was addicted to it when I was pregnant. I don't know why, but lemon and basil seem like a great pair to me. I'll definitely have to try this! :o)
ReplyDeleteThis reminds me of summers spend in Italy, even though there was no basil in my sorbet. I think it is a lovely combination.
ReplyDeleteThank you! Pure lemon is so good too.
DeleteThis looks refreshing!
ReplyDeleteThe Lemon Sorbet looks cool and refreshing:) What a great summer treat.
ReplyDeleteBasil is interesting ingredient for sorbet :) can't imagine the taste, but I love how it looks :)
ReplyDeleteTry it sometime! It's probably not like anything you've ever had, but in a good way.
DeleteThis looks so wonderful! I just want to grab that spoon! BEAUTIFUL!!
ReplyDeleteThank you!
DeleteSorry, I've been slow to thank you for linking to me--the past few days have been crazy! But here I am to say: THANK YOU! I'm so glad you liked the recipe. :) It's funny, I was just at the grocery store this morning and they still had Meyer lemons! But they looked a little funky so I didn't take my changes with them.
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome!! It was so good, and it was fun to use my basil in a sweet recipe for once. Maybe if I trek over to the Whole Foods a few towns away, I'll spot meyer lemons one day.
DeleteCongratulations on making the Foodbuzz Today’s Top 9 with your lovely sorbet:)
ReplyDeleteThank you!
DeleteCongratulations on this making it up on Top 9! I definitely noticed it on Tasteologie and thought how perfect those flavors would be for the Texas heat!
ReplyDeleteThanks! Definitely, and the Northeast has got some heat lately too. :)
DeleteFirst of all, congrats on the top9! Whoo hoo! This sorbet sounds really refreshing and I love it. So, Meyer lemons are hard to get too? Wow I didn't know that. Like we talked earlier, I guess my "America" image is probably just "California" as it can be very different in other states! Even here Meyer lemons are very seasonal and I usually buy a big box of Meyer lemons when they appear in Costco... :-) I love how you presented this over sun flower fabrics!
ReplyDeleteThanks! I think if I go to the Whole Foods a few towns away I might be able to find Meyer lemons, but I've never seen them in the ordinary supermarkets here. I would be shocked to find them in a Costco here. "California" is like the dream image of America. lol Beautiful people, always warm weather, and fresh fruit year-round.
DeleteJust mouthwatering...would love to have some!
ReplyDeleteMore deliciousness for me to drool over - what a gorgeous sorbet! I'm featuring this in today's Food Fetish Friday (with a link-back and attribution). I hope you have no objections and it's always fun to be following along with your creations…
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