This fruity and yummy dessert is great during the summer.  The tanginess of this sherbet comes from the buttermilk and is perfect with the sweet strawberries.  You can also use other berries and other fruits or combine several of your favorite fruits together for a tastier sherbet.

Ingredients:

2 cups chopped fresh or frozen strawberries, 1/2 cup sugar, 2 1/2 cups nonfat or low-fat buttermilk, 1/2 cup half-and-half, 2 teaspoons lemon juice, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, pinch of salt

Procedure:

1.  Combine strawberries and sugar in a small bowl and let stand with occasional stirring until the sugar starts to dissolve for about 10 minutes.  Process the berry and sugar mixture in a food processor until smooth.

2.  Combine buttermilk, half-and-half, lemon juice, vanilla and salt in a large bowl.  Press the strawberry mixture through a fine mesh sieve into the bowl.  Stir, cover and chill for at least 2 hours up to a day.

3.  Stir the sherbet mixture and pour into the canister of an ice cream maker and then freeze.  If needed, place the frozen sherbet in the freezer to firm up some more before serving.