Description
A refreshing watermelon granita infused with ginger and lime.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1/4 cup fresh lime juice
- 6 cups roughly chopped seedless watermelon
- 1/2 cup sugar
- zest from 1 lime
- 1 2-inch piece of ginger divided, 1 inch cut into coins and 1 inch peeled and grated
- fleur de sel (for garnish)
Instructions
- In a blender or food processor, blend together the lime juice and watermelon. Strain through a strainer, reserving liquid and discarding the solids.
- Put 1/2 cup of the watermelon water in a saucepan and add the sugar, lime zest and ginger coins. Bring the liquid to a simmer and cook until the sugar has dissolved. Set aside to cool.
- Add the grated ginger to the remaining watermelon water. When the syrup is cooled, remove the ginger and mix the syrup into the watermelon water.
- Pour into a 9×13-inch baking dish and set in the freezer.
- Every 30 minutes, scrape the mixture with a fork to break up the ice crystals and to keep it light and fluffy. Scrape every 30 minutes for at least 2 hours.
- Scrape the granita into glasses and garnish with the fleur de sel.
Notes
- This granita can be made ahead of time and stored in the freezer.
- For a smoother texture, make sure to scrape the mixture thoroughly every 30 minutes.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Category: dessert
- Method: freezing
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 80
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 5mg
- Fat: 0g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 0mg