Name: Watermelon and lemon tea granita
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 1 lemon herbal tea bag; 1 cup (250ml) boiling water; 1 tablespoon stevia granules; 500 gram seedless watermelon, chopped; 1 1/2 tablespoon lemon juice; 600 gram seedless watermelon, extra, sliced thinly; Fennel salt; 1 tablespoon sea salt flakes; 1 teaspoon fennel seeds; 1 teaspoon finely grated lemon rind

Watermelon and lemon tea granita

While traditional granitas and sorbets are packed full of sugar, this refreshing melon and citrus recipe from The Australian Women’s Weekly’s ‘Sugar-Free’ cookbook is sweetened naturally with stevia for a healthy, cooling dessert.

Serves 6

Prep

20M

Marinate

Ingredients

1 lemon herbal tea bag

1 cup (250ml) boiling water

1 tablespoon stevia granules

500 gram seedless watermelon, chopped

1 1/2 tablespoon lemon juice

600 gram seedless watermelon, extra, sliced thinly

Fennel salt

1 tablespoon sea salt flakes

1 teaspoon fennel seeds

1 teaspoon finely grated lemon rind

Method

1.Steep the tea bag in the boiling water for 10 minutes; discard tea bag. Stir stevia into tea until dissolved.

2.Blend or process chopped watermelon until smooth. Stir in tea and juice. Pour mixture into a 2.8-litre (11-cup) shallow dish.

3.Freeze granita for 1 hour. Using a fork, break up any ice crystals.

4.Freeze for a further 6 hours, scraping with a fork every hour or until frozen.

5.Make fennel salt: Using a pestle and mortar, crush ingredients together. Divide extra sliced watermelon among serving glasses, top with granita; sprinkle with fennel salt.

Serve with extra strips of lemon rind and micro mint leaves.
Note

Women's Weekly Food

Trusted by home cooks for 90 years, The Australian Women’s Weekly’s Test Kitchen and cookbooks hold a singular place in shaping home cooking within the Australian culinary landscape. Today, the AWW Test Kitchen in Sydney is a thriving hub for food content, connected to two bustling photographic studios where a talented team of Australia’s best recipe developers, art directors, editors and photographers create our world class food content. Our recipes are thoroughly tested and tasted and given the Test Kitchen tick of approval, guaranteeing you’ll get great results in your home kitchen.

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