Honeydew Granita Recipe

How to make it

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• STEP ONE -
• Put the lime juice, sugar and salt into a blender & cover
• Turn blender on and drop melon pieces in thru the lid on blender
• Blend until melon is completely pureed, about 1 minute.
• You should have about 8 cups
• STEP TWO -
• Place a fine mesh sieve over a large bowl.
• Don't push the pulp through!
• Pour the pureed melon into a sieve, letting the juice strain into the bowl and leaving the pulp in the sieve.
• Gently scrape the bottom of the sieve with a rubber spatula to help the juice drain through.
• You should have about 4 cups of juice
• STEP 3-
• Pour the juice into a 9 x 12 in metal baking pan and place in freezer for 1 hour. The mixture will begin to freeze
• STEP 4-
• Stir or scrape the mixture with a fork, making sure not to scratch the metal pan. Continue to scrape every 20 minutes until mixture is completely frozen and has crystallized (about 1 hour )
• Cover with plastic wrap and garnish with mint or wafer cookies
• Sugar can be reduced to 2 Tablespoons depending on sweetness of melon
• Save time and buy packaged melon
• (Watermelon can also be used!)
• Granita can be made ahead. Once it is scraped, it will retain its light consistency. It may need a quick stir before serving
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• Serving Size 1 dish (180g)
• Calories 90
• Calories from fat 0
• Total Fat 0
• Saturated Fat 0
• Trans Fat 0
• Cholesterol 0
• Sodium 65
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