Minted Watermelon Granita Food

WATERMELON GRANITA

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in a food processor. Puree until smooth. Pour into a shallow, wide pan and freeze for 1 hour. Rake mixture with fork and freeze for another hour. Rake and freeze for one more hour. Rake and serve in cups.

MINTED WATERMELON GRANITA

Steps:

• In small saucepan, combine sugar, water and jelly; mix well. Cook over medium-high heat about 4 minutes or until sugar is completely dissolved and jelly is melted, stirring occasionally. Cool 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, place watermelon in blender container or food processor bowl with metal blade. Cover; blend until smooth. Add cooled syrup and lemon juice; blend until mixed. Pour into 13x9-inch (3-quart) baking dish. Freeze at least 1 hour or until icy around edges.
• Stir and mash with fork to break up ice crystals. Freeze about 2 hours or until all liquid is frozen, breaking up mixture with fork every 30 minutes. Serve immediately or let stand at room temperature 5 to 15 minutes before serving. To serve, stir with fork; spoon into 6 individual dessert dishes.

WATERMELON, LIME AND MINT GRANITA

Steps:

• Working in 2 batches, puree watermelon in a food processor. Strain puree through a sieve and strain out solids, forcing liquid out with a wooden spoon. Discard solids. Combine the watermelon puree, lime juice, mint and sugar in a 9 by 13-inch metal pan. Place mixture in the freezer, scraping thoroughly with a fork every 20 to 30 minutes for about 2 1/2 hours, or until the granita resembles coarse crystals. Scrape 1 last time and spoon into parfait glasses or bowls. Top with a mint sprig.

WATERMELON GRANITA

Steps:

• Process 1kg of the watermelon (reserve remaining watermelon pieces) until almost smooth.
• Combine the sugar and 1/3 cup water in a small saucepan and over moderate heat cook and stir for 2 minutes or until sugar dissolves.
• Remove from the heat and add juice and half the mint and cool.
• Combine pureed watermelon and syrup in a large jug and strain mixture into a 30cm x 30cm (base measurement) slice -an .
• Discard any seeds and mint.
• Freeze granita for 30 minutes and then using a fork scrape granita into flakes, repeat freezing and scraping process every 30 minutes for 3 hours or until set.
• Spoon reserved watermelon pieces into chilled serving glasses and top with granita and remaining mint.

WATERMELON GRANITA

Steps:

• Cut about 1 pound watermelon into small chunks (discarding the rind), and freeze them. When they're frozen, put them in a blender with 2 tablespoons sugar and 2 tablespoons lemon juice, and blend until the mixture liquefies. Pour the mixture into a shallow glass or ceramic pan, and freeze for about 2 hours, breaking up the ice crystals with a fork every 30 minutes or so. It should be slushy and crunchy.

WATERMELON MINT GRANITA

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan add the water, sugar and mint leaves and bring to a boil. Once the sugar has dissolved, turn off the heat and let the simple syrup cool.
• Remove the rind from the watermelong and cut the watermelon into chunks.
• In a blender add the watermelon, lime juice, mint leaves and cooled simple syrup. Puree it all together.
• Pour the mixture into a baking dish and freeze for at least 8 hours.
• Once frozen, take a fork and scrape the frozen mixture to create the granita texture.
• Serve and enjoy!

WATERMELON GRANITA

Steps:

• Purée all ingredients in a blender until smooth. Pour into a 9x9x2" metal baking pan. Freeze mixture for 1 hour. Stir, mashing any frozen parts with the back of a fork. Cover and freeze mixture until firm, about 2 hours. Using a fork, scrape granita vigorously to form icy flakes. DO AHEAD: Can be made 3 days ahead. Cover tightly with foil and keep frozen. Give it a quick scrape before serving.

MINTED WATERMELON GRANITA

Steps:

• Combine sugar and watermelon juice in a small saucepan; bring to a boil.
• Cook, stirring constantly, until sugar dissolves; remove from heat.
• Place watermelon cubes, lime juice and peppermint extract in a blender; cover and process until smooth, stopping once to scrape down sides.
• Add sugar mixture to blender; cover and process until blended.
• Pour mixture into a 9x13-inch pan, cover and freeze at least 8 hours or until firm.
• Remove mixture from freezer and scrape with a fork until fluffy.
• Garnish with mint and serve immediately.