Recipe Tip: Granita al Limone

Instructions

1. Step 1

   Bring water to the boil in a saucepan, add the sugar and boil until dissolved, mix with lemon juice and zest and a pinch of salt, leave to cool.

2. Step 2

   Pour into a suitable metal or enamel mould and freeze for 1 hour.

3. Step 3

   Rough up the mixture with a fork. Freeze for a further 2 hours, then scrape through vigorously with the tines of a fork to make icy flakes.

4. Step 4

   Cover with foil and freeze until further use. Up to this point, the recipe can be prepared up to 3 days in advance.

5. Step 5

   Serve in scraped out lemon shells, halved and frozen.