Watermelon Granita

Name: Watermelon Granita
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon About lime juice; 2 teaspoons grated lime peel; 237 milliliters sugar; 907 grams seeded chopped watermelon (about 3 lb. unpeeled)

Watermelon Granita might be just the dessert you are searching for. This recipe covers 4% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains about 1g of protein, 0g of fat, and a total of 262 calories. This recipe serves 4. It will be a hit at your Summer event. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and vegan diet. If you have lime juice, watermelon, sugar, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.

Instructions

In a 1- to 2-quart pan over high heat, combine 1 cup water, sugar, and lime peel and bring to a boil.

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Lime Peel

Sugar

Water

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Frying Pan

Let cool, then pour through a fine strainer into a bowl.

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Sieve

Bowl

In a blender, whirl watermelon and 1 cup of the lime syrup until smooth. If there are seeds, pour mixture through a fine strainer into a bowl. Stir in the lime juice.

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Lime Juice

Watermelon

Seeds

Syrup

Lime

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Sieve

Blender

Bowl

Add syrup and/or lime juice to taste (mixture will taste less sweet once frozen).

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Lime Juice

Syrup

Pour pure into an 8-inch square baking pan. Cover with plastic wrap and freeze until mixture has started to freeze at the edges but is still slushy, 2 to 3 hours. Stir the mixture thoroughly, scraping the sides down. Cover and freeze until solid, at least 8 hours.

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Wrap