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Lemon, lime and peppermint sorbet © David Loftus
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Jamie Oliver Ubuntu pinch pot, black
£15.00

lemon, lime and peppermint sorbet

dessert recipes | serves 4
Place the sugar and water in a pan, bring to the boil and simmer for 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and allow to cool for a while. Zest and squeeze your limes and lemons and chop your peppermint. Mix everything together in a plastic or earthenware container and place in the freezer.

Generally a sorbet takes 2 hours to set. Try to stir it around every 30 minutes if you remember

ingredients

• 200g sugar
• 275ml water
• zest and juice of 5 limes
• zest and juice of 5 lemons
• a small bunch of fresh peppermint

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1. Suzy80 Fri 24 Jul 2009 @ 17:58 Geoffrey, I saw that version and tried but I have to admit it's much nicer plain with fruits.
Never been a fan of booze in deserts tho, lol

I done about 6 different sorbets but never fail with lemon, lime and orange.
I do cheat a bit and put some orange juice in. (only fresh 100%orange)

Jamie, I got mint the other day and since it's been so good weather lately I put it in my garden, think it will be ok?

xxx
2. Susanne Fri 24 Jul 2009 @ 17:28 Love ur sorbet, Jamie! I just got one in the freezer I made with oranges, lemons, lime and mint.
My boyfriend will love it when he gets home from a long day at work. :)
xxx
3. jesse Thu 11 Jun 2009 @ 06:11 i just love this
4. www.ukfoodies.co.uk Fri 29 May 2009 @ 15:06 That looks very refreshing, will try it while the weather is suitable!
5. bunnygotblog Thu 21 May 2009 @ 21:37 This looks so good and refreshing!!!
6. agia_igoumeni Wed 20 May 2009 @ 11:59 how long time can we keep it on the fridge?
7. OKI SANTOSO Wed 15 Apr 2009 @ 17:14 it's just essentials receipe from my favorite chef.........,yummy......
8. gidget Mon 23 Feb 2009 @ 21:38 hi jamie
its summer here in new zealand and your sorbet sounds perfect after a hot summer's day! sorry to be yet another asking the same question - but where do you get peppermint from? can it be substituted with common garden variety mint?
thanks heaps.
gidget
9. Geoffrey Sat 21 Feb 2009 @ 07:46 this sorbet recipe gave me the zip and zing and refreshing qualities on my tongue well before making. just thinking about it let me know it would be a winner. and speaking of sorbet, back a way, there was a sorbet you made with campari and passionfruit which was good, but i subsituted the campari for cointreau instead and the orange element worked a treat. nicely done, thankyou for the inspiration. nothing like a nudge in the right direction to allow ones own passion to take flight.
10. LemonMint26 Tue 17 Feb 2009 @ 08:59 I'm enjoying it ryt now...
Yum!
I love it Vry much, Thx Jamie.
11. leah Sun 15 Feb 2009 @ 15:24 hi Jamie i wach your programes every night,i love them.u are the best cook ever not to long ago i braught your book and had a go of some of your recipes they turned out great :)...i have 1 question when u say peppermint were do u get it from ? xx
12. wayne Sat 14 Feb 2009 @ 14:29 sounds like the perfect way to finish the night, will let you know how it turns out later

13. MORAGPDPATON Fri 13 Feb 2009 @ 02:45 Saw you make it on TV looks good
Keep up the good work
14. Lisa P Tue 10 Feb 2009 @ 10:45 Sorry if this sounds dumb, but when you say fresh peppermint is that just normal fresh mint that you can buy from greengrocers/supermarkets, or is specifically peppermint? If so where can I get it from?
Thanks and sorry again for being stupid!
15. Tom Mon 09 Feb 2009 @ 19:45 Realy nice desert, I never thought i could use peppermint in a lime sorbet. THANKS Jme.
16. Julia Mon 09 Feb 2009 @ 15:01 Dear Mr. Oliver,
About 3 months ago, I bought your book (Jamie at Home - cook your way to the good life), and I must say it's one of the best cooking books I have ever seen. With such a well-treated pages, images (except for the dead rabbits and poor chicken, thought ;) ), everything. So, before a finally start my comment, I just wanted to congratulate you for the book, by saying it's already included on my cooking instruments!
My comment is about the plumb sorbet on that book. I actually have this terrible crush for blueberries, so, I put them instead of your plumbs, and, by not having any gin available, I used that ron with lemon (used on cuba libre).. So, instead of the orange zest, I decided to make it lima zest, once there was already lemon on the ron. Ok, now you would be mad once I changed all your recipe, for a silly crush on the berries. But I must say, that I followed all your logic on the recipe, so, still, it's your recipe, with a tiny slip. :) It turned out to be absolutely finished about 5 minutes after I placed our blueberry sorbet on the table!
So, thanks again, mr. Oliver! You actually made me cook my way to the good life!
Best wishes,
Julia.
17. JackFroze Mon 09 Feb 2009 @ 08:34 Its so cool...nice dessert...
18. Nikki Whitfield Sun 08 Feb 2009 @ 00:34 it sounds realy yummy il probably try it tomorrow =]
19. Barbie Sat 07 Feb 2009 @ 04:13 so lovely and easy to make...
I don't realize that its so easy to make a sorbet
Thanks Jamie

Love Barbie S
20. Jonathan Marcos Wed 04 Feb 2009 @ 13:03 Sounds good to me... But Lime & Basil sounds better.. Thanks.
21. wafa Mon 05 Jan 2009 @ 17:26 areej and me will do this for my father
22. hanane Tue 30 Dec 2008 @ 16:47 i like it and so esay

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