Pineapple Granita

Name: Pineapple Granita
Yield: makes about 1 1/4 quarts (1 1/4 liters)
Ingredients: 1 pineapple, peeled and cored (4 cups, 1 liter purée); 1 cup (250 ml) water; 1/2 cup (100 g) sugar; 2 teaspoons freshly squeezed lime juice; Pinch of salt

December 9, 2011

Curiously, this granita really comes alive when a few grains of coarse salt are flecked over each serving. When I had friends over for a taste, they were surprised to see me salting their granita, but they quickly changed their minds when they tasted it. Try fleur de sel, hand-harvested salt crystals from France, or whisper-thin squares of Maldon salt, from England.

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