Name: Asian Pear and Grapefruit Salad with _Sake_ Granita and Pear Sorbet
Yield: Makes 6 servings
Ingredients: 3/4 cup water; 3/4 cup sugar; 2 tablespoons light corn syrup; Pinch of salt; 3 1/2 cups diced peeled ripe Anjou or Bartlett pears (about 3 large); 1 1/3 cups coarsely filtered sake; 2 tablespoons water; 3/4 teaspoon unflavored gelatin; 1 1/2 cups water; 1 1/2 cups sugar; 4 ruby red grapefruits or white grapefruits; 2 large unpeeled Asian pears; Fresh fennel fronds (optional; for garnish); Ice cream maker

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Asian Pear and Grapefruit Salad with <em>Sake</em> Granita and Pear SorbetJose Picayo

Nearly all of chef Kyle Caporicci's sweets come with their very own ice cream pairings: carrot cake with root beer ice cream; mango-kiwi cheesecake with mint. And in the case of this exotic fruit salad, the topping is a refreshing sake granita and pear sorbet.

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