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Strawberry Champagne Granita

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Posted 07/19/10 by ChefSnowball
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Venues: Coffee Shop
Produce & All Things Green
Spices & Herbs
Wine Cellar
Categories: Fruit
Gelato and Sorbets
Lemon and Orange Peel
Types
Sub Categories: Sparkling
Strawberries & more
Keywords: granita, dessert, strawberry, champagne
Servings: 5
Ingredients:
1 cup sugar
1-3/4 cups water
Juice and grated zest of 1 lemon
2 pints ripe strawberries, puréed
1/2 cup dry champagne or fruit juice
Preparation:
Bring the sugar, water, lemon juice, and zest to a boil in a medium saucepan over high heat. Reduce the heat and boil for 1 min. Let the mixture cool, then add the strawberry purée and the champagne or fruit juice. Stir until well combined.

Freeze in a large, shallow pan for 24 hours or over¬night. Stir the mix¬ture once or twice during the freezing pro¬cess if it begins to separate.

To serve, let the granita sit at room temperature for 10 to 20 min., then scrape with a chilled metal spoon or ice cream scoop into chilled glasses.
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