Green Tea and Red Shiso Granita Recipe

• 2 tablespoons green tea leaves
• 8 large red shiso leaves
• Juice of 1 lemon
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 3 cups boiling water
• Cherries and sliced apricots

1. Combine 2 tablespoons green tea leaves, 8 large red shiso leaves, the juice of 1 lemon, and 3/4 cup sugar in a bowl.
2. Add 3 cups boiling water, stir to dissolve the sugar, and steep for 10 minutes.
3. Strain into a shallow metal pan and cool.
4. Freeze for about 1 hour, until the mixture begins to freeze around the edges.
5. Use a fork to break up the ice crystals.
6. Return to the freezer and continue to scrape crystals with a fork occasionally until the mixture is frozen and grainy, about 5 hours.
7. Scoop into serving bowls and serve topped with cherries and sliced apricots.

green tea, red shiso leaves, lemon, sugar, boiling water, cherries

Taken from www.chowhound.com/recipes/green-tea-and-red-shiso-granita-10408 (may not work)