Fresh Fruit Ice Trio: Lime, Watermelon & Pineapple
Need a gluten free and vegan side dish? Fresh Fruit Ice Trio: Lime, Watermelon & Pineapple could be a super recipe to try. This recipe serves 6. This recipe covers 9% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 152 calories, 1g of protein, and 0g of fat. 1 person found this recipe to be flavorful and satisfying. Head to the store and pick up watermelon, sugar, lime zest, and a few other things to make it today. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for Summer. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.
Instructions
Combine the sugar and water in a saucepan set over medium heat. Stir until the sugar has completely dissolved.
Remove from the heat and allow the syrup to cool.
Add the Lime Juice and Freeze
Pour the simple syrup and lime juice in a 9 by 11-inch nonreactive baking pan and stir in the lime zest. Cover the pan with plastic wrap and place in the freezer.
After 1 hour, stir the mixture well, using a fork. Return to the freezer for another hour, then stir again. Allow the mixture to freeze for at least 6 hours or overnight (it is not necessary to continue stirring after you have done it twice).
Remove the pan from the freezer and allow it to sit at room temperature for about 5 minutes. Using a fork, scrape the fruit ice and serve it in a small bowl.
Combine the sugar and water in a saucepan set over medium heat. Stir until the sugar has completely dissolved.
Remove from the heat and allow the syrup to cool.
Puree the Watermelon and Freeze
Puree the watermelon chunks (it is fine if small seeds are still attached) in a blender until smooth.
Pour the simple syrup, lime juice, and watermelon puree in a 9 by 11-inch nonreactive baking pan and stir well. Cover the pan with plastic wrap and place in the freezer.
After 1 hour, stir the mixture well, using a fork. Return to the freezer for another hour, then stir again. This time allow the mixture to freeze for at least 6 hours or overnight (it is not necessary to continue stirring after you have done it twice).
Remove the pan from the freezer and allow it to sit at room temperature for about 5 minutes. Using a fork, scrape the fruit ice and serve it in a small bowl.
Combine the sugar and water in a saucepan set over medium heat. Stir until the sugar has completely dissolved.
Remove from the heat and allow the syrup to cool.
Puree the Pineapple and Freeze
Puree the pineapple chunks in a blender until smooth.
Pour the simple syrup and pineapple puree in a 9 by 11-inch nonreactive baking pan and stir well. Cover the pan with plastic wrap and place in the freezer.
After 1 hour, stir the mixture well using a fork. Return to the freezer for another hour, then stir again. This time allow the mixture to freeze for at least 6 hours or overnight (it is not necessary to continue stirring after you have done it twice).
Remove the pan from the freezer and allow it to sit at room temperature for about 5 minutes. Using a fork, scrape the fruit ice and serve it in a small bowl.
TECHNIQUESMaking Simple Syrup
Simple syrup is the name given to sugar dissolved in water. It is not enough to just stir some sugar in water; it has to be lightly heated so that the sugar actually dissolves. This is done to avoid a gritty texture. ADVANCE PREPARATIONThis is definitely a recipe that must be prepared ahead of time because the ices need several hours to freeze properly. After the ices have been frozen, they can be scraped, placed in airtight containers, and frozen until needed—the texture will be fine. The frozen ices can be kept in the freezer for a few weeks. If you are keeping your ices frozen, prevent the ice from absorbing flavors from the freezer by completely wrapping the storage containers with plastic wrap. This will ensure an airtight environment.
Reprinted with permission from Simply Mexican by Lourdes Castro, copyright © 200
Photography copyright © 2009 by Lucy Schaeffer. Published by Ten Speed Press.