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Cheat's pineapple, Thai basil & ginger sorbet
- Preparation and cooking time
- Prep:
- plus overnight chilling, no cook
- Easy
- Serves 6
Ingredients
- 1 large pineapple , peeled, cored and cut into chunks
- juice and zest 1 lime
- 1 small piece of ginger , sliced
- handful Thai basil leaves, plus a few extra little ones to serve
- 75g white caster sugar
- vodka or white rum (optional)
Method
- STEP 1
A couple of days before eating, tip everything into a blender or smoothie maker with 200ml water and blitz until very smooth. Pour into a freezable container and freeze overnight until solid.
- STEP 2
A few hours before serving, remove from the freezer and allow to defrost slightly so it slides out of the container in a block. Chop the block into ice cube-sized chunks and blitz in the blender or smoothie maker again until you have a thick, slushy purée. Tip back into the container and refreeze for 1 hr or until it can be scooped out.
- STEP 3
To serve, scoop the sorbet into chilled bowls or glasses and top with extra basil. If you want you can drizzle with something a little more potent, such as vodka or white rum.