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Recipe courtesy of Nancy Forrest

Show: Food Network Specials

Episode: NBA Cafe 5: WNBA

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Total:: 28 min
Prep:: 10 min
Inactive:: 8 min
Cook:: 10 min

Yield:: 1 1/2 quarts

Level:: Easy

Ingredients

5 cups strawberry puree, strained of seeds, from about 4 pints raw berries
3/4 to 1 cup lavender simple syrup, recipe follows
1/2 cup lemon juice

Lavender Simple Syrup:

2 cups sugar
1 1/2 cups water
2 tablespoons dried lavender

Directions

Puree strawberries and send them through a fine sieve to catch the seeds. Whisk in cool lavender simple syrup and lemon juice. Taste for balance of acid and sweetness. Chill overnight in freezer.

Lavender Simple Syrup:

Combine the sugar and the water in a saucepan. Bring to a simmer and cook until the sugar has dissolved. Remove from the heat and cool. Bring simple syrup back to a simmer and toss in dried lavender. Cover and infuse for a 30 minutes. Strain and cool. Store in a refrigerator.

Recipe courtesy of Nancy Forrest, In Good Taste

My Private Notes

Name: Strawberry Lavender Sorbet
Prep time: P0Y0M0DT0H10M0.000S
Cook time: P0Y0M0DT0H10M0.000S
Total time: P0Y0M0DT0H28M0.000S
Yield: 1 1/2 quarts
Ingredients: 5 cups strawberry puree, strained of seeds, from about 4 pints raw berries; 3/4 to 1 cup lavender simple syrup, recipe follows; 1/2 cup lemon juice; 2 cups sugar; 1 1/2 cups water; 2 tablespoons dried lavender