Celery Sorbet

Chef John's celery sorbet recipe has only five ingredients: sugar, water, celery, salt, and lime juice, but dozens of applications, both sweet and savory.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 5 mins
• Total Time: 15 mins
• Calories: 145 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 cup cold water
• 1 lime, juiced
• 1 pound trimmed celery
• 0.125 teaspoon salt, or to taste

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Combine sugar and water in a saucepan over medium heat until just starting to simmer. Remove from heat. Cool simple syrup to room temperature.

Step 2

Slice celery into small pieces; transfer to a blender. Add lime juice, salt, and cooled simple syrup; blend until smooth. Pour mixture into a strainer set over the same saucepan; press mixture through the strainer using a spoon until all juice has been extracted. Cover and refrigerate juice until thoroughly chilled, at least 1 hour.

Step 3

Pour celery mixture into an ice cream maker and freeze according to manufacturer's instructions, about 20 minutes. Transfer sorbet to a freezer-safe bowl, cover sorbet with plastic wrap, place a plate over the bowl, and freeze until set, about 4 hours.