Summer Melon with Basil-Mint Granita

Name: Summer Melon with Basil-Mint Granita
Yield: 8 Servings
Ingredients: 3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar; 3/4 cup chopped fresh mint leaves; 3/4 cup chopped fresh basil leaves; 2 tablespoons grated lime peel; 1 1/2 cups fresh lime juice; 1 1/4 cups water; 3 small melons, halved lengthwise, seeded, each half cut into 8 wedges (about 3/4 inch wide), peeled; 2 tablespoons thinly sliced fresh mint leaves plus 8 fresh sprigs for garnish

By Kimberly BoycePhotography by Sang An

July 31, 2005

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