Frozé Watermelon Granita
A delicious drink to cool off with - you can purchase your sorbet from a gourmet market or make your own - directions included!
Ingredients
- 1 bottle Santa Margherita Sparkling Rosé
- 1 quart watermelon-rosemary sorbet store bought or recipe below
- 2 cups diced seedless watermelon
Instructions
- Spoon a scoop of sorbet into the bottom of a chilled glass and top with a tablespoon or so of the watermelon cubes.
- Pour the Santa Margherita Sparkling Rosé over the sorbet and melon.
- Garnish with mint.
- Serve immediately with a silver spoon.
Notes
HERE'S HOW TO MAKE YOUR OWN WATERMELON SORBET:
Ingredients For Homemade Watermelon Sorbet:
1 ½ cups granulated sugar
1 cup water
3 sprigs of rosemary
3 pounds seedless watermelon cut into cubes (about 10 cups)
½ cup lime juice
¼ cup and 2 tablespoons tequila Directions for Homemade Watermelon Sorbet:
In a small saucepan bring the sugar, water, and rosemary to a boil.
Remove it from the heat and let it cool to room temperature, then strain.
Combine the rosemary syrup, watermelon, lime juice, and tequila in a blender and process until smooth.
Strain through a fine-mesh sieve and refrigerate overnight.
Freeze the sorbet "granita-style" by putting it in the freezer and stirring every hour for five hours.
1 ½ cups granulated sugar
1 cup water
3 sprigs of rosemary
3 pounds seedless watermelon cut into cubes (about 10 cups)
½ cup lime juice
¼ cup and 2 tablespoons tequila Directions for Homemade Watermelon Sorbet:
In a small saucepan bring the sugar, water, and rosemary to a boil.
Remove it from the heat and let it cool to room temperature, then strain.
Combine the rosemary syrup, watermelon, lime juice, and tequila in a blender and process until smooth.
Strain through a fine-mesh sieve and refrigerate overnight.
Freeze the sorbet "granita-style" by putting it in the freezer and stirring every hour for five hours.