I have been thinking about a recipe to submit for this contest and also trying to come up with a themed dessert, have friends coming over tonight to watch the season premier of True Blood. I got some gorgeous blood plums at the market yesterday and it came to me. Blood Plum Sherbet, the plums are the star, sweet and juicy with that beautiful red tinged flesh. I serve with blood plum slices macerated only with a little sugar. I added the plum with the skin to puree and afterwards put through a sieve this way you get the added benefit of some of the skin which contains most of the nutrients. The skin is quite tart and when you puree with the sweet flesh it's a sweet/sour taste for that reason its important to adjust sugar level to suite your own taste preference. Note: I strained my puree then added back about 1/4 cup of the pulp and skin to give texture. <br />You can also make this into a sorbet by omitting the dairy and adding more plum puree. - sdebrango

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