Sunny sanity and strawberry sorbet

Yesterday was such a promising day in Seattle. Wow. Incredibly warm, sunny, and perfectly breezy. This is the kind of day that keeps you sane when you live here. In between the days and days of gray and rainy that add up to 9 months out of the year, there are days like this. Their rareness making them that much more cherished. I made lunch on the patio for my longtime friend Kacper and for dessert I made a simple strawberry sorbet. I love fruit sorbets because they are simply a chilly, lickable version of the fruit at its best. You can use this simple recipe with so many different fruits and will always have a good result and its so healthful to boot!

Strawberry sorbet
(makes 1 pint)

Ingredients
3 1/2 cups whole strawberries
1/4 cup simple syrup* (more if your berries aren't sweet very sweet)
2 tbls fresh lemon juice
pinch kosher salt

Special Equipment: Ice cream maker

*Simple syrup is just equal parts sugar and water, heated and stirred until the sugar is thoroughly dissolved

Method
Blend these together in a blender until well pureed
Pour into the frozen bowl of a home ice cream maker
Turn on and freeze for 20 - 30 minutes, according to manufacturers instructions
Place in container with lid and freeze for at least 30 more minutes before serving. It's best served between 30-60 minutes of freezer time, before it gets TOO hard. Or take it out for 10 minutes before scooping. Because it has no fat, it freezes very solid.

If you don't have an ice cream maker, consider adding one to your wish list. It is such a special treat to enjoy homemade sorbets, ice creams, gelatos and frozen yogurts and I swear, its incredibly easy. Here is the brand I have and it works great for the home cook.