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Honeydew Granita Spritzer

Seltzer enlivens this effervescent drink, which consists of sweet honeydew melon puree and mouth-puckering lime juice.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    serves 6

Ingredients

6 cups cubed honeydew melon (about half of a medium melon)
1/3 cup sugar
1/4 cup fresh lime juice
Lime peels, for garnish

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Working in batches, puree the melon in a blender. Pour the puree through a fine sieve into an 8-inch square nonreactive dish.

    Step 2

    Put sugar and 1/2 cup water into a small saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring until sugar has dissolved. Stir into melon puree. Add lime juice; stir to combine. Freeze, covered with plastic wrap, at least 6 hours (or up to 3 days).

    Step 3

    Scrape granita with a fork; spoon about 1 cup granita into each of 6 glasses. Pour 1/2 cup seltzer into each glass; garnish with lime peels.

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Reprinted with permission from The Martha Stewart Living Cookbook: The New Classics by Martha Stewart Living Magazine, copyright © 2007. Published by Clarkson Potter, a division of The Crown Publishing Group. Buy the full book from Amazon.
TagsCold DrinkBeveragesHoneydewMelonFruitLimeCitrusNonalcoholic5 Ingredients or FewerBlenderSummerCookbooks
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