Lemon Ice Cream with Melon Salad

Ingredients

• 500 ml Buttermilk
• 60 g sugar
• 1 lemon (juiced)
• 200 ml whipping cream
• 0.5 honeydew melon
• 0.5 cantaloupe melon
• lemon leaf

Instructions

1. 1.

   Add the sugar together with the lemon juice and 3 tbsp water to a pot, bring to a syrup and let cool.

2. 2.

   Mix the buttermilk with the syrup, stir in the cream, then pour everything into an ice cream maker in two batches and churn.

3. 3.

   Alternatively, pour into a large shallow bowl, place in the freezer and stir vigorously every half hour for 3 hours.

4. 4.

   Then fill a rectangular container lined with plastic wrap, smooth it out, and freeze for another 2 hours.

5. 5.

   In the meantime, use a Parisienne (spherical cutter) to cut small melon balls.

6. 6.

   Scoop the finished ice cream onto a plate, remove the plastic wrap, and serve garnished with melon balls and lemon leaves.