Watermelon and ginger granita

• servings: 6.0 servings
• active time: 20 minutes
• total time: 3 hours 25 minutes

Ingredients

30.0g fresh ginger peeled and thinly sliced

50.0g caster sugar

400.0g ripe watermelon peeled and roughly chopped

1.0 lime juiced

1.0small handful fresh mint finely chopped, to serve

Directions

Put the ginger in a small saucepan with the sugar and 50ml water. Bring to a boil and simmer for a minute before removing from the heat and leaving to cool.

Blitz the watermelon in a blender and pass through a fine sieve; you should end up with about 300-320ml juice.

Discard the ginger from the sugar syrup, then pour it into the watermelon and add the lime juice. Give it a stir, then taste – if you want more acidity, add a little more lime juice.

Pour the mixture into a shallow container, cover and freeze for one hour.

Use a fork to stir and agitate the mixture, scraping down the sides and breaking up any large crystals. Put it back in the freezer and repeat the scraping process every 30–40 minutes, until the granita is fluffy and slushy-like.

Spoon the granita into chilled glasses or ramekins, top with the mint and serve straight away.