Name: Basil smoothie with strawberries and Turkish delight
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 400 gm strawberries, quartered; 120 gm rosewater-flavoured Turkish delight, coarsely chopped; To taste: cardamom seeds and rosewater; Basil smoothie; 400 gm good-quality vanilla ice-cream; 300 ml milk, chilled; 5 cups basil (about 4 bunches) (firmly packed); Juice of 4 lemons; 50 gm caster sugar

Basil smoothie with strawberries and Turkish delight

Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for Basil smoothie with strawberries and Turkish delight

Serves 6

Prep

15M

“Strawberries go well with basil, and the rosewater (in the Turkish delight) enhances the flavour of strawberry, so it all makes perfect sense.”

Ingredients

400 gm strawberries, quartered

120 gm rosewater-flavoured Turkish delight, coarsely chopped

To taste: cardamom seeds and rosewater

Basil smoothie

400 gm good-quality vanilla ice-cream

300 ml milk, chilled

5 cups basil (about 4 bunches) (firmly packed)

Juice of 4 lemons

50 gm caster sugar

Method

Main

1.Combine strawberries, Turkish delight, cardamom and rosewater in a small bowl, toss to combine and set aside.

2.For basil smoothie, blend ingredients in a blender until smooth, pass through a fine sieve and serve immediately with strawberries and Turkish delight.