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Watermelon Strawberry Granita


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  • Author: Nancy Lopez-McHugh
  • Total Time: 4 hours 10 minutes
  • Yield: 2-3 1x

Description

Stay cool this summer with a refreshing and healthy treat.


Ingredients

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  • 360 grams or 3/4 lb. of watermelon (weight after skin & rind removed)
  • 250 or 1/2 lb. strawberries, stem removed
  • 1 medium orange
  • pinch of salt
  • 118 ml or 1/2 cup water
  • 55 gm or 1/4 cup brown sugar, can adjust to taste
  • decorate with red currants, optional

Instructions

  1. In a sauce pan mix the water and sugar and cook over low heat until the sugar has completely dissolved. Set aside.
  2. Wash and prepare the fruit by removing the stems from strawberries and green rind off the watermelon, then juice the orange. Place the fruit and juice inside a blender with a pinch of salt. Purree until all the fruit has completly broken down.
  3. Place the seive over a freezer safe container and pour the fruit puree through the seive. Using the back of a spoon swril around to help most of the pulp pass through. The seeds and a bit of the pulp will be left over, remove the seive then place the continer in the freezer. Freeze the mixture for at least 4 hours before serving, stirring every 30 minutes.
  • Prep Time: 10 mins
  • Cook Time: 4 hours
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