I was so excited last week when I opened my email from Nick at Foodie Fights and was chosen for Battle #4 Cantaloupe/Red Pepper Flake battle. At first I was stumped at the choice of ingredients and took me a couple days to figure out what to make that was not only creative, eye pleasing, and good tasting with these two ingredients. I finally figured out that I would make dessert. Honey Cantaloupe Sorbet with Dark Chocolate Pepper Ganache. Try saying that 3 times fast! This is my first time doing something like this and being judged. I hope it is ok since I am up against some pretty darn good chefs. So check out the posts at Foodie Fights on June 2nd to see how I stack up. Ok here is the recipe... and some great photos!
Honey Cantaloupe Sorbet
(an adaptation of an Orange Sorbet, I found in one of my recipe boxes from my grandmother's things)
1 cantaloupe, cubed (I used a rather big one that you get at Costco)
2 Tbsp lemon juice
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup water
3 Tbsp honey
Combine water and sugar in a sauce pan to form simple syrup. Boil and simmer until sugar is dissolved. Let cool.
In a blender, puree the cantaloupe, lemon juice, and honey. Add cooled simple syrup. Pour into a freezer container and freeze.
Dark Chocolate Pepper Ganache
1/4 cup heavy cream
1 dark chocolate bar (I bought a 72% cacao bar from World Market)
1 tsp red pepper flakes
Heat the cream until very hot, add chocolate. Let sit for a couple minutes, beat. Add pepper flakes. Let sit until room temperature.
Then all you have to do it put them together. Scoop some sorbet into a dish, spoon on some ganache, sprinkle with pepper flakes, garnish with a mint sprig. That is all. It was easier than it looks. You could serve this at a dinner party, BBQ, or whereever you think this dish would fit in. It was fun to participate in the Foodie Fights and I hope they pick mine because I think it would be fun to judge a contest like this.
Enjoy a couple of pictures of the finished product!
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23 comments:
Looks like I arrived home just in time to VOTE. You did an outstanding job Brenda. Absolutely amazing!!! You got my vote. Good Luck!!!
P.S. I just tried to click the foodie fight links and it appears none of them are working. You might want to recheck them. I'll be back later:)
How incredibly original! It looks fantastic and definitely something I'd love to try.
I love the creativity of this sweet treat, yummy
looks absolutely delicious, I love all of the flavors.
Thank you! I think a sorbet duo with ganache and chocolate cookies could work pretty well...
Yum.
And isn't it funny that we made such similar items? Even down to what looks like mint? Good luck to you too!
This is totally delicious!
Hi Brenda,
I am the lucky husband of Danger Kitten, and I wish I could gobble up a bowl of your melon sorbet with ganache, too. I had so much fun tasting and offering feedback on her Foodie Fight - it's funny that you guys came up with the same idea. You should both win (in my unbiased opinion).
Good luck!
Brewfus
Terrific job!
It's officially time I tried making sorbet :) Looks delish!
Not too shabby!! I'd definitely dig in. Great job.
Nice dessert well balanced with the fruit and chocolate excellent display too. If you want to visit me too I am Here at Rico|Recipes :) xx
Looks great (as does your entire site). If you ever want a little more exposure, let me know. I'm the editor at RecipeFeast.com. I'd love to use some of your photos and recipes and link back to your site. Either way, I'll keep visiting! (kpiresATrecipefeast.com)
What a great flavor combo. So, did it taste as great as it looks?
Brenda,
Very impressive...Gorgeous color...Would love it even without the chocolate sauce, but would definitly eat it WITH the chocolate sauce! Nicole
Rico,
You are so creative...this looks positively spendid...
Love your ideas/recipes...
Love your new pictures...
Can you possibly be even more handsome than we realized?
Yes, the new pics prove it!
Tell your wife she is a lucky girl, though I highly suspect that she already knows that!
Very interesting combination of ingredients...the end results looks great and I am sure tastes better!
This is so interesting!
Ooh that looks like a dessert creation from a 5***** restaurant. Good job!
. I just tried to click the foodie fight links and it appears none of them are working. You might want to recheck them. I'll be back later:)
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Flavor profiles and presentation are both excellent .... Big thumbs up on this one.
Thanks for this beautiful recipe i love it,and I love the idea of using lettuce in this!Bet it's completely delicious.
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