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Berry Basil Granita

Name: Berry Basil Granita
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 255 min
Ingredients: 1/2 lb. mixed red berries; 1/2 cup basil leaves (2 or 3 tablespoons once minced; 1/4 lb. powdered sugar

Alessandra Rovati • May 22, 2015 (Updated: Aug 20, 2019)Comment Jump to Recipe

Berry Basil Granita — BERRY BASIL GRANITA

This granita is the perfect summer treat. The berries and basil are a refreshing combination of flavors. Once you make it with berries, try switching it up and use watermelon.

Berry Basil Granita

Prep Time 15

Total Time 4 15

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Ingredients

1/2 lb. mixed red berries
1/2 cup basil leaves (2 or 3 tablespoons once minced
1/4 lb. powdered sugar

Instructions

Wash the fruit, dry it and blend with the sugar.
Transfer into the freezer and allow to rest for 3 hours.Place back into the blender and process again until smooth. Return to the freezer for at least 1 hour, stirring/breaking the crystals with a fork every now and then.
Decorate with the freshly minced basil and serve.
As seen in the Joy of Kosher with Jamie Geller Magazine
May/June 2014
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Category: Recipes

Cuisine: Middle Eastern · Israeli

Holidays: Shavuot

Diets: Freezer FriendlyGluten FreeHealthyLow CarbLow FatPareveVegan

Styles: Kid-Friendly

About Alessandra Rovati

Alessandra Rovati was born and raised in Venice, Italy, and has had a passion for food since a very young age (she is said to have feasted on garlic and chili-marinated herring at 15 months). Alessandra writes about Kosher and Jewish Italian food and teaches cooking; she also posts free recipes and how-to’s, offering a glimpse of Jewish Italian culinary history.

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annette

Jul 5, 2015 at 5:18 pm

i cant wait to make this for shabbos!!!

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Berry Basil Granita