When i first made this my initial reaction was that it was a granita.
Watermelon granita italian ice.
The origin of the granita recipe is from sicily and is widely popular in italy and available in different variations throughout.
The motivation behind this creating this watermelon italian ice was for a watermelon recipe contest.
Watermelon granita italian ice.
What makes this an italian ice.
Well i m not 100 certain.
However there are so many variations in the making of granita from different fruits and other flavoring agents.
Give everything a whirl for about 30 60 seconds.
Put the watermelon into a blender and puree to get about.
Jul 18 2011 a cool refreshing treat for the unbearably hot months of summer.
Pour into a shallow wide pan and freeze for 1 hour.
It never clumps up or crystallizes or wigs out or messes up or has an existential crisis.
Strain through a fine mesh sieve into a 13x9 baking dish.
To fresh watermelon rind removed sliced and cut into cubes cup sugar 1 slice of lime squeezed instructions.
Freeze watermelon mixture until edges begin to.
If your watermelon is really sweet to begin with you may want to cut back on the sugar syrup.
This melt in your fruit ice dessert is semi frozen and made of watermelon sugar mint leaves lemon juice.
Purée watermelon lime juice sugar and salt in a blender until smooth.
Rake mixture with fork and freeze for another hour.
The simple mention of italian ice recipes probably elicits visions of lemons and rightly so.
Combine all ingredients in a food processor.
4 cups watermelon chunks seeds removed 1 tablespoon sugar 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice 4 fresh basil leaves.
That s not at all what this recipe is.
The great thing about granita is that the light scraped ice on top stays perfectly frozen in the freezer.
The melon flavor really shines.
Pour mixture into a baking pan.
Granita is a semi frozen liquid made from sugar water and ice with various flavorings added.
Place all ingredients in a blender.
But when i looked up the qualifications of a granita i discovered that those are actually made from crushed ice syrup and flavourings.
It is a close cousin to sorbet although it has a rougher texture with some books describing it as having a granular type texture.