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Peach and Mint Granita
Recipe serves
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6
A Little Background
A dilemma I often face in summer when I have friends over for barbecue’s, is that their appetites start to wane, with all the food thrown at them. It may be my European origins that make me think overfeeding guests is the only way to feed them at all or it could be the heat of summer reducing their appetite. Whatever the reason I have found a way to overcome it and it doesn’t involve me serving any less food, it involves spreading the food out over a longer period. This is often the case at dinner parties as well, for many people eating from course to course encourages a lack of interest. That is where this granita or any iced puree comes in handy. Serve a very small amount of it to your guests as a refresher between courses and not only will it spread the food over a longer period but it will give your guests a fresh palette with which to enjoy the next course. Obviously in the hotter months it makes for a wonderful dessert as well.