Watermelon Basil Granita With Poblano Granita

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This duo makes a beauteous presentation, with zesty, vibrant greenish poblano granita lasting successful visually arsenic the "rind" of the watermelon granita placed atop it.

A jigger of tequila poured connected apical transforms the granitas into a refreshing, slushy cocktail.

Plastic nutrient retention containers with lids enactment good for freezing granitas; you tin besides usage nonreactive metallic containers specified arsenic shallow baking pans. Choose the close size; you don't privation the liquid to beryllium much than 1 inch deep, oregon the granita volition instrumentality overmuch longer to freeze.

Granita is astatine its champion the time you marque it, but it tin beryllium made up to a week successful advance. The 2 granitas present each request astatine slightest 3 hours' freezing time. Fluff/scrape with a fork earlier serving.

From nutrient writer and erstwhile cook David Hagedorn.

Ingredients

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Servings: 8 (makes 4 cups watermelon granita, 2 cups poblano granita)

For the poblano granita

1 ample poblano chile pepper, stemmed, seeded and coarsely chopped
3 tablespoons sugar
8 caller mint leaves
1 cupful packed spinach leaves

For the watermelon granita

1 lb seedless watermelon flesh, chopped into 1-inch cubes (3 cups)
5 ounces ripe papaya flesh, chopped into 1-inch cubes (1 cup)
1 tablespoonful caller lime juice
5 tablespoons sugar
4 ample caller basil leaves
Pinch kosher salt
Black sesame seeds oregon cocoa wafers breached to lucifer watermelon seeds, for garnish (optional)

Nutritional Facts

Per serving

Calories
80
Carbohydrates
20 g
Sodium
35 mg
Sugar
18 g

This investigation is an estimation based connected disposable ingredients and this preparation. It should not substitute for a dietitian’s oregon nutritionist’s advice.

From nutrient writer and erstwhile cook David Hagedorn.

Tested by David Hagedorn.

Published July 15, 2014

Updated March 15, 2026