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Orange and Rosemary Granita
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Orange and Rosemary Granita

Light, summery orange and rosemary granita – tasty shaved ice that refreshes in the heat

⏱ 20 min🍽 2 servings 🌍 Mediterranean👩‍🍳 Afoona
⚖ Pareve🥬 Vegetarian🌱 Vegan🌾 Gluten-free

👨‍🍳 Method

  1. 1
    Boil the water and sugar with the mint in a pot until the sugar melted.
    StoveSmall saucepan
  2. 2
    Let the syrup cool completely.
  3. 3
    Strain the syrup.
    Fine sieve
  4. 4
    Add the lemon juice to the syrup and stir.
  5. 5
    Pour into a flat dish (20x30 pan) and put in the freezer.
    Freezer
  6. 6
    Scrape with a fork every 30 minutes to break up the ice crystals, 3–4 times, until, after 2–3 hours, the granita is crystalline.
    Fork
  7. 7
    Serve in chilled glasses with a rosemary sprig.
171calories
2 gprotein
41 gcarbs
1 gfat
● protein 4%● carbs 93%● fat 4%

Per serving (281 g), of 2 servings

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⚖ About the ingredients

🔧 Tools needed (4) · 🍳 One cooking vessel

  • Freezer · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Refrigerator (Takes much longer) · Ice bath (For quick chilling)
  • Stove · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Portable hot plate (one weaker burner) · Camping gas stove (One burner, outdoors) · Electric pressure cooker (multicooker) (One pot, no real shallow frying)
  • Small saucepan · Also works: Pot (None) · Frying pan (A deep pan for sauces)
  • Fine sieve · Also works: Cheesecloth (Cheesecloth over a sieve) · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Colander (Lets more through)

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