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Champagne granita and melon

Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for champagne granita and melon from Brisbane's Crosstown Eating House.
Champagne granita and melon

Champagne granita and melon

Ben Dearnley
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“Crosstown Eating House is a true Brisneyland highlight. Would you get me the secrets of Jamie Pearce’s melon and granita?”

Cheryl Parker, Ipswich, Qld

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Ingredients

Method

Main

1.Combine sugar and 250ml water in a small saucepan over medium heat, stir until sugar dissolves, remove from heat and cool completely.
2.Combine Champagne, juice, rind and sugar syrup, pour into a shallow tray and freeze, scraping with a fork every 30 minutes to form ice crystals, until completely frozen.
3.Scoop balls from melons with a melon baller, divide evenly among eight chilled 250ml-capacity glasses. Add grapes, scatter over mint, top with granita and serve immediately.

This recipe is from the January 2010 issue of .

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