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Celery Apple Granita

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Celery Apple Granita

Celery Apple Granita

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Equipment

  • - Immersion Blender: Versatile tool for smoothie-making and creating purees/frozen treats like granita, perfect for blending fruit and vegetables.

  • - Ice Crusher: Efficient at quickly crushing ice to achieve desired texture in frozen desserts.

  • - Stand Mixer with Ice Cream Attachment: Ideal for creating smooth, creamy textures suitable for various recipes including granitas.

  • - High-Speed Blender: Offers powerful blending capabilities for preparing fruit into purees or frozen desserts like granitas.

  • - Ice Cream Machine: While mainly used for ice cream making, some models can process a frozen mixture to create a granita texture by freezing before processing.

  • - Stainless Steel Mesh Strainer: Helps in removing seeds or large pieces from purees without using traditional strainers.

  • - Food Processor with Ice Crushing Function: Provides an alternative ice crushing method, though it might not be as efficient as a dedicated ice cream machine.

  • - KitchenAid Mixer (with Prep Attachment): Offers versatility for preparing foods such as mince fruits or vegetables which could complement granita recipes.

  • - Blender with Variable Speed Controls: Allows precise control over the blending process, important for texture in frozen desserts like granitas.

  • - Cuisinart Food Processor (with Ice Crushing Function): A compact option including an ice crushing feature that contributes to a smoother granita base.

  • - Nutribullet Smoothie Maker: Ideal for blending fruits and vegetables into smoothies, which can serve as a foundation for various frozen desserts like celery apple granitas.

Ingredients

  • 1 (1,000-mg) tablet vitamin C (ascorbic acid)

  • 2 Granny Smith apples, very coarsely chopped

  • 2/3 cup water, divided

  • 1 tablespoon chopped tarragon

  • 4 cups very coarsely chopped celery ribs (from 1 bunch)

  • Equipment: a flour sack or linen cloth

Instructions

1

Instruction 1

Crush vitamin C tablet in a bowl with back of a spoon, then line a sieve with dampened flour sack cloth and set over bowl.
2

Instruction 2

Purée apples with 1/3 cup water in a food processor (do not use a blender) until almost smooth, then pour into cloth. Bunch up cloth around mixture and squeeze as much clear juice as possible through cloth (about 11/2 cups). Discard solids remaining in cloth. Rinse and wring out cloth, then return to sieve.
3

Instruction 3

Purée tarragon with remaining 1/3 cup water in processor until water is deep green, then add celery and purée until almost smooth. Pour into lined sieve and squeeze out juices (about 1 1/2 cups) into bowl with apple juice. Stir in 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper.
4

Instruction 4

Freeze mixture in an 8-inch square baking dish, scraping and stirring with a fork every 30 minutes, until frozen, at least 3 hours. (It will be too hard to scrape once fully frozen.)
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