Strawberry Granita

Name: Strawberry Granita
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: italian
Ingredients: 6 cups very ripe strawberries, washed, trimmed and sliced very thin; 2/3 cup sugar, plus more to taste; Pinch of salt; Aged balsamic vinegar

By Molly O'Neill

Total Time: 15 minutes, plus several hours' freezing and overnight refrigeration
Rating: 3(6)
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Ingredients

Yield:4 servings

6cups very ripe strawberries, washed, trimmed and sliced very thin
⅔cup sugar, plus more to taste
Pinch of salt
Aged balsamic vinegar

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Preparation

Step 1
Place the strawberries in a bowl with the sugar and stir to coat the berries. Line another bowl with a double layer of cheesecloth and add the berries.
Step 2
Gather opposite corners of the cheesecloth and tie tightly. Repeat with the other two corners, leaving the knot open to slip in a wooden spoon handle. Propping the spoon across the top of a large bowl, suspend the berries. Refrigerate overnight.
Step 3
Squeeze as much juice as possible from the berries. Correct for sugar and stir in the salt. Reserve the pulp for jam.
Step 4
Pour the strawberry juice into a nonstick baking dish. Freeze for several hours. Use a spatula to cut and scrape the frozen juice into an ice the consistency of snow. Refreeze before serving. Place a few scoops of granita in a bowl and drizzle a few drops of the vinegar over it. Serve.