Mint and pear granita
Ingredients (serves 1)
- 1 ripe pear
- 250 ml mineral water
- 1 individual bag of green tea
- A handful of fresh mint leaves
- 1 lemon
Method
- 1. Put water and the bag of green tea in a pot and bring to a boil.
- 2. Blanch the mint leaves for a few seconds in the boiling water. Remove them from the water and cool in a strainer with cold running water. Reserve.
- 3. Remove the tea bag and let the tea cool down.
- 4. Peel and dice the pear, set some of the pear dic-es aside for plating.
- 5. Blend the tea infusion with the diced pear, mint leaves, and a drizzle of lemon juice.
- 7. Put the mixture in a wide container, cover, and place in the freezer.
- 8. Remove the container from the freezer five minutes before eating to soften the ice.
- 9. Use a fork to break up the ice into smaller crystals to the desired texture.
- 10. Serve the granita topped with the reserved diced pear.
