Pineapple “Caipirinha” with Ginger and Mint

Thermomix® time: 26 sec

Ingredients  

• 130 g brown sugar
• 250 g “cachaça”
• 400 g ice
• 200 g pineapple cut to pieces
• 50 g ginger, peeled
• 10 mint leaves

Preparation

1. Pulverise sugar 10 sec/ speed 9.
2. Add “cachaça” and ice and grind 8 to 13 sec/ speed 5.
3. Add pineapple, ginger and mint and chop Turbo/ 1 sec/ 3 times.

 

Morangoska

Thermomix® time: 30 sec
Total time: 1 min

Ingredients  

• 500 g strawberries
• 70 g sugar
• 100 g vodka
• 900 g ice
• 4 mint leaves
• 4 mint leaves to decor

Preparation

1. Place sugar into mixing bowl and grind 10 sec/ speed 10.
2. Add strawberries, vodka, 4 mint leaves and chop Turbo/ 1 sec/ 3 times. Transfer into jug.
3. Place 300 g of ice into mixing bowl and set 10 sec/ speed 5. Repeat this operation twice crushing 300 g of ice each time.
4. Add ice into jug and mix with spatula. Décor with mint leaves and serve immediately.

Tomato Sorbet

Thermomix® time: 1 min 50 sec
Total time: 4 hours

Ingredients  

• 600 g Maltese tomato
• 50 g sugar
• 1 egg white
• Basil or mint leaves to taste

 

Preparation

1. Chop tomato 20 sec/ speed 7. Place it in ice cuvettes and place in the fridge for 4 hours.
2. In the clean dry bowl place sugar and pulverise 10 sec/ speed 10.
3. Add tomato and whip 1 min/ speed 6. If necessary involve with aid of spatula.
4. Add egg white and whip more 20 sec/ speed 6.
5. Decorate with basil or mint leaves.

Tip 1: If you like the taste of the herbs, you can add them on point 3. Tip 2: If you would like to serve this recipe as a starter, replace sugar with salt and add bacon, ham or croutons.