Tomato Black Pepper Granita

Total Time: 3 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• 2 lbs vine ripened tomatoes (about 4 medium, preferrably red)
• 1/4 cup superfine sugar
• 2 teaspoons coarse black pepper
• 1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar (top quality vinegar will give you top quality results)

Recipe

• 1 quarter tomatoes and in a food processor, puree them with the sugar until smooth.
• 2 pour puree through a sieve, pressing hard on solids, into a shallow metal baking pan.
• 3 stir in pepper and balsamic vinegar until combined well.
• 4 freeze mixture, covered, stirring and crushing lumps wiht a fork about every 30 minutes, until no longer slushy but not frozen solid, 2 to 3 hours.
• 5 just before serving, scrape granita with a fork to lighten texture and break up ice crystals.