Strawberry Granita With Raspberry Coulis - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 cup granulated sugar
16 oz strawberries, hulled, roughly chopped
2 tbsp lemon juice
1 splash balsamic vinegar (optional)
2 tbsp frozen raspberries, thawed
1 tsp powdered sugar
None None whipped cream, to serve (optional)

Preparation

Combine sugar and 1 cup water in a small saucepan. Stir over low heat until sugar dissolves. Bring to a boil then reduce heat and simmer for 2 mins. Let cool.
Puree strawberries in a food processor or blender. Pass through a mesh sieve, discarding seeds, into a shallow glass dish. Stir in cooled syrup, lemon juice and balsamic. Freeze until partially set, around 1-2 hours.
Remove granita from freezer and break frozen pieces into flakes with a fork. Return to freezer and repeat process, breaking up ice crystals and returning granita to freezer 2-3 times, until it has the consistency of fluffy ice.
For the raspberry coulis, push raspberries through a sieve, discarding seeds, then stir in powdered sugar.
Spoon granita into chilled serving glasses. Drizzle with raspberry coulis and add a dollop of whipped cream. Serve immediately.