6 or 7 cups of watermelon
1 lime
2 tbsp fresh mint, loosely packed
1. Zest the lime with a microplane or small grater. Only zest the green part. Then juice the lime.
2. In a blender, add watermelon, mint, lime juice and zest. Blend until everything is very smooth and liquidy.
3. Pour into a shallow dish. I used a 9x9 pyrex. Cover with a lid or plastic wrap and put in the freezer.
4. Check the granita at hour intervals (the first hour can be skipped because no a lot will happen that quickly). Pull it out of the freezer, remove the cover and scrape with a fork. Make sure you scrape all along the sides, since this is where it will freeze first.
5. Return to freezer and repeat for about 4 hours or until there is no more liquid and it resembles a shaved ice.
6. Serve in glasses or bowls with a sprig of mint on top.
Serves 4 | crystalvaughn.com