Vegetarian Watermelon Granita' Filled Lime Cups

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Vegetarian Watermelon Granita' Filled Lime Cups

 

12 limes, reserve 2 tbs juice

1 cup sugar

2 cups water

4 cups watermelon cubes

1/2 cup currants or raisins

crushed ice, optional

 

To make lime cups:

Cut limes in half lengthwis; cut around pulp of each half with sharp

knife, leaving peel intact. Scoop out pulp, using spoon to loosen pulp

from peel, and reserve 2 tbs lime jice for granita. Set lime cups

aside. Stir together sugar and water in small saucepan; heat to

boiling. Cool slightly. Place watermelon in container of food

processor; pulse to puree watermelon. Place colander over bowl; pour

pureed watermelon into colander to strain out seeds, forcing watermelon

through with back of spoon, if needed. Stir reserved lime juice and

cooled sugar mixture into pureed watemelon. Pour into 13 x 9 x 2 pan;

freeze until firm, about four hours.

To serve scrape watermelon mixture with spoon to make granita. Stir in

currants for seeds. Mound granita in lime cups; serve on bed of crushed

ice.