Strawberry & Mascarpone Granita

Total Time: 4 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 4 hrs 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1/2 cup fresh mint leaves, chopped
• 2 cups strawberries, coarsely chopped
• 1 cup strawberry, finely diced
• 1/2 cup mascarpone cheese
• 3 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 pinch salt

Recipe

• 1 place 1/2 cup of the sugar and the mint leaves in a small pan with 1 cup of water and bring to a simmer, stirring occasionally to help dissolve the sugar.
• 2 let simmer over low heat for 5 minutes to steep the mint. strain the mint from the simple syrup. discard the mint.
• 3 in a food processor, combine the 2 cups of coarsely chopped strawberries with the remaining 1 tbsp of sugar.
• 4 run the machine to puree the strawberries.
• 5 add the mascarpone, lemon juice and salt and process until the mascarpone is fully incorporated.
• 6 add the mint simple syrup and combine.
• 7 pour the strawberry mixture into and 8x8 inch glass dish, cover with plastic wrap and place in the freezer.
• 8 the mixture will take about 4 hours to freeze.
• 9 to serve, use a fork to scrape the granita.
• 10 spoon the mixture into chilled bowls.
• 11 top with the finely diced strawberries.
• 12 serve immedietlely.