Lemon Ricotta Granita - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup water
3/4 cup sugar, plus
1 tablespoon sugar
2/3 cup strained fresh lemon juice
3/4 cup whole milk ricotta cheese
1 pinch salt
1 lemon, zest of

Preparation

Stir the water and 3/4 cup of sugar in a medium saucepan over high heat just until the sugar dissolves.
Whisk in the lemon juice.
Pour the lemon mixture into an 8-inch square glass dish.
Cover and freeze, stirring occasionally, until the liquid just becomes slushy, about 2 hours.
Using a fork, scrape the granita every 30 minutes until it is completely made up of ice crystals.
(The granita can be prepared up to 2 days ahead. Cover and keep frozen, and scrape every so often so that the crystals stay loose.).
Whisk the ricotta, remaining sugar, and pinch of salt in a medium bowl to blend.
Spoon the granita into dessert bowls.
Top with a dollop of the ricotta.
Zest the lemon peel over the desserts and serve.