Prickly pear granita with lemon

Ingredients

For 1 serving

• Prickly pears2
• Sugar8 g
• Lemon juice10 ml

In season: August – October

Method

1. Peel the prickly pears wearing gloves or using a fork and knife, because of the fine spines: cut off the ends, slit the skin lengthways and peel it away.
2. Blend the flesh with the sugar and lemon juice until smooth, then push it through a fine sieve with a spoon to remove the seeds.
3. Pour the mixture into a shallow metal tin, which freezes faster, and put it in the freezer.
4. Every 30 minutes, for about 3 hours, scrape the surface and edges with a fork, until the whole mixture has turned into grainy ice crystals; serve straight away.