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A Note From feedfeed
Recipe and Headnote Rachel Gurjar
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ingredients
- 1 pound strawberries , hulled
- 4 tablespoon rose water
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 2 cups water
- 2 tablespoon lemon juice
- pinch of salt
- 5 each melon balls
- 1 each kiwi, sliced
- 3 each strawberries, sliced
- Garnish with basil or mint
Method
Step 1
Rinse strawberries with cold water and hull the tops . Transfer to a blender and add sugar, water, lemon juice, rose water and salt.
Step 2
Blend this mixture until it is smooth, strain to take out any lumps and Pour into a shallow sheet pan or baking dish. Puree should only be about 3/8 inch deep in the dish.
Step 3
Ideally you would freeze this 3-4 time with15 - 20 minute intervals and scrap the granita loose to get a shaved ice consistency.
Step 4
But for this recipe we froze this solid for about 1 hr and then scraped it using a fork, and got a more snow like consistency. Be sure to keep the granita in the freezer till you are ready to plate.
Step 5
To prep fruit - Cut melon in half, remove seeds and use a melon baller to scoop out circles. Then slice kiwi and strawberries.
Step 6
Add the melon, sliced kiwis and strawberries to the bowl sprinkle with granita and garnish with herbs and flowers of your choice.