Champagne Fruit Salad With Mint Lime Granita - cooking recipe

Ingredients

None None FOR THE MINT LIME GRANITA
1/3 cup lime juice, plus 4 wide strips peel
1/4 cup sugar
1 None peppermint tea bag
2 tbsp chopped mint, plus additional leaves, to serve
None None FOR THE CHAMPAGNE FRUIT SALAD
1/2 None papaya, peeled, seeded and sliced
1/2 None honeydew melon, peeled, seeded and sliced
1/2 None pineapple, peeled, cored and thinly sliced
9 oz strawberries, halved
1 None Granny Smith apple, sliced
1 cup sparkling white wine

Preparation

For the granita, combine 2 cups water, lime juice and sugar in medium saucepan on low heat. Stir until sugar dissolves. Add lime peel and tea bag and bring to a simmer. Remove from heat. Let steep for 3-4 mins. Remove tea bag and lime peel. Cool.
Stir in chopped mint and transfer to a shallow metal tray. Freeze for 2-3 hours until firm.
For the fruit salad, combine all fruit in a large glass bowl. Pour wine over top. Refrigerate, covered, until ready to serve.
Spoon fruit salad into glasses. Using a fork, scrape granita to form ice chips. Spoon over fruit. Serve with mint leaves.