Lemon Sorbet and Raspberry Coulis

Photo: flickr user Rhian vK

Ingredients

1 cup Water

3/4 cup Sugar

2 cups Raspberries

cup Sugar

1 tablespoon Balsamic vinegar

1 1/2 cups Fresh lemon juice

1 cup Fresh orange juice

6 mediums Very ripe unpeeled peaches, halved and pitted

1 1/2 teaspoons Grated lemon rind

Raspberries, (optional)

Mint sprigs, (optional)

Preparation

Combine water and 3/4 cup sugar in a small saucepan; stir well. Bring to a boil, and cook 1 minute or until sugar dissolves, stirring constantly. Pour into an 11 x 7-inch baking dish, and chill.

Place 2 cups raspberries, 1/3 cup sugar, and vinegar in a food processor, and process until smooth. Strain through a sieve into a bowl; discard seeds. Cover raspberry mixture, and chill.

Add lemon juice and orange juice to chilled sugar syrup in baking dish; stir with a wire whisk until blended. Freeze 4 hours or until firm.

Place peach halves, skin sides up, on a jelly-roll pan. Bake at 450 degrees for 4 minutes. Let cool, and peel off skins.

Place 1-1/2 tablespoons raspberry mixture in each of 6 dessert dishes; top with 2/3 cup sorbet and 2 peach halves.

Yield: 6 servings.

NOTES : From Chef Frank Stitt, owner of Highlands Bar and Grill in Birmingham, Alabama. Sprinkle with lemon rind. Garnish with raspberries and mint sprigs, if desired.