Serves4
- Active time:15 min
- Start to finish:3 1/2 hr (includes freezing)
July 2004
This once-green granita turns white when you scrape it.
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2
cups
water
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1
cup
chopped fresh mint leaves
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1/2
cup
sugar
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2
tablespoons
fresh lemon juice
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Garnish:
fresh mint leaves
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Bring water, mint, and sugar to a boil in a 1- to 2-quart saucepan, stirring until sugar is dissolved, then reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, 3 minutes. Add lemon juice and pour through a fine-mesh sieve, pressing hard on solids and discarding them, then cool.
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Freeze mixture in a 1 1/2- to 2-quart shallow nonreactive metal container, stirring and crushing lumps with a fork every 30 minutes, until evenly frozen, 2 to 3 hours. Scrape with a fork to lighten texture, crushing any lumps. Spoon into glasses or bowls.
