Green Tea and Honeydew Granita

Ingredients

• 5  tea bags green
• 4 cups wedges honeydew melon cubed
• 2 tablespoons juice of lemon fresh
• 6 tablespoons melon-flavored liqueur (such as Midori)
• 0.7 cup sugar 

Equipment

• food processor
• frying pan
• sauce pan
• baking pan

Directions

1. Boil 3/4 cup water in small saucepan.
2. Remove from heat.
3. Add 4 green tea bags. Rip open an additional tea bag, and add tea leaves to water.
4. Let stand 6 minutes.
5. Remove bags from the pan, squeezing any liquid into pan; discard bags. Return pan to medium-high heat.
6. Add 2/3 cup sugar; stir until sugar dissolves.
7. Remove from heat, and cool (about 15 to 20 minutes).
8. Combine tea mixture, 4 cups cubed honeydew melon, 6 tablespoons melon-flavored liqueur (such as Midori), and 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice in a food processor; process until smooth.
9. Pour into 11- x 7-inch baking dish. Freeze 30 minutes or until edges are frozen and center is slushy. Stir granita with a fork, scraping frozen edges into the center; freeze 20 more minutes. Repeat this step every 20 minutes until completely frozen into light, icy crystals (about 2-2 1/2 hours).
10. Scrape into 6 glasses to serve.