All of these recipes are fresh and delicious sounding and would truly be worthy of a fresh and delicious SRC post.
But what did I have in my own garden to use?
Pumpkin? Check, but pumpkin reminds me too much of fall and I wanted to highlight a summery tasting recipe. (Please feel free to check out Kathy’s Jeweled Pumpkin Rice. Sounds delicious!)
Okra? Yes, but I couldn’t find an okra recipe in my search of her site.
This specimen was a huge surprise to us. We knew our vine had flowered but we were unaware of this watermelon until it just seemed to appear and be ready to pick.
There is nothing better than eating your garden bounty fresh from the garden IN the garden.
Kate’s oldest daughter created this granita from a recipe that appeared in Food & Wine (August 2009). She added the vodka per David Lebovitz’s The Perfect Scoop.
1 1/2 pounds seedless watermelon without the rind, cut into 1-inch dice (about 4 cups)
2 T. agave nectar
juice of one lime
Pinch of salt
1 T. vodka
1 T. lime zest
1/4 c. mint leaves, minced
Puree first five ingredients in a blender until smooth. Stir in the zest and mint. Pour the puree into an ice cream maker and freeze according to manufacturer’s directions.
Obviously, I did not have a seedless watermelon. I tried to get out all the seeds.Mint from our herb garden and lime zest.Blend it all up.Whirring away in the ice cream maker.As you can see, I did not get out all the seeds.
Now, here is the beautiful part:
Continue to freeze for a granita treat.
Or, when the mixture becomes “slushy,” pour it into glasses for a refreshing adult-type beverage.
Or, leave out the alcohol and pour the mixture into popsicle molds and freeze for the kids.
Deemed delicious!
This is a truly versatile recipe. I really hope you peruse Kate’s site. She has some fantastic posts.
A big thank you to everyone that makes SRC possible:
I hope there are more granitas and watermelon recipes in our future. (Notice I didn’t do anything hokey here like create a “Wow-Wow Watermelon” series or another “palooza”!) We do have a few more baby melons in the garden that I hope to keep the critters away from.
A couple of “babies.”
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