Mustard Free Classic Lemon Sorbet
Bright, bracingly tart, and impossibly refreshing, this lemon sorbet is the kind of frozen dessert that makes you close your eyes on the first bite. It's built from just a handful of pantry staples — sugar, water, fresh lemon juice, and zest — so there's no mystery about what's going into it. That simplicity is actually the whole point: no sauces, no seasonings, no condiments that might sneak in unwanted ingredients. The technique is straightforward too, starting with a quick lemon-zest syrup that gets strained smooth before the juice and a pinch of salt are stirred in. Chilling the base thoroughly before churning is the secret to that pale, opaque, perfectly scoopable texture you want from a great sorbet. Once it comes out of the ice cream maker, a short stint in the freezer firms it up into clean, elegant scoops. It's the kind of dessert that feels fancy enough for a dinner party but easy enough to make on a Tuesday afternoon.
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6 servings
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup water
- 1 tbsp lemon zest (from about 3 lemons)
- 1 cup fresh lemon juice (from about 6–7 lemons)
- 1 pinch salt
Instructions
- 1
Combine the sugar, water, and lemon zest in a small saucepan over medium heat, stirring until the sugar is fully dissolved, about 3–4 minutes. Do not let the syrup boil vigorously — remove it from the heat as soon as the sugar is clear.
- 2
Pour the syrup through a fine-mesh strainer into a bowl or measuring cup, pressing on the zest to extract its oils, then discard the zest. Stir in the lemon juice and salt.
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