Watermelon Granita
5
Points®
Total time: 10 min • Prep: 10 min • Cook: 0 min • Serves: 8 • Difficulty: Easy
Granita is Italian for small grains, a reference to the ice crystals that form crunchy, irresistible little jewels in this fresh summer cooler.
Ingredients
Watermelon
6 cup(s), chunks, seedless
Sugar
⅔ cup(s)
Fresh lime juice
¼ cup(s)
Table salt
¼ tsp
Instructions
1
Working in batches if necessary, place all ingredients in a food processor fitted with the chopping blade; process until smooth. Strain through a fine-mesh sieve into a large bowl.
2
Pour into ice-cube trays; freeze until hard, at least 8 hours or overnight. (The recipe can be made up to this point and kept in the freezer for up to 1 month.)
3
Release cubes into a food processor fitted with the chopping blade; pulse until somewhat slushy but still quite grainy. Yields about 1/2 cup per serving.
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