Either if you serve this Watermelon Granita as a mocktail for the kids or as a cocktail for your friends, it will be the right kick start of your dinner, making everybody happy to finally cheer for a summer which has never been so eagerly awaited.

🍷 Francesca & Marinella🍴

RECIPE

Watermelon Granita

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INGREDIENTS

• 400 g watermelon

Alcoholic Version

• Aperol Liqueur to taste

• Pinch of salt

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INSTRUCTIONS

• Remove the watermelon rind and cut it in chunks.
• Place all chunks into a freezer – proof container, big enough the pieces are not too stuck together.
• Let them freeze overnight, around 12 h.
• Place them in a grinder and run it until the pieces are broken down.
• Serve immediately in 4 glasses.

Alcoholic Version:

• Place granita in a bowl, add Aperol to taste and with a spoon combine well.
• Serve immediately spooning in 4 glasses, and finish with a pinch of salt.

TIPS: Decorate with mint leaves or thin slices of watermelon