Watermelon-Lime Gelatin Squares
- 8 cups chopped seedless watermelon
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
- 1 1/2 tablespoons Sambuca or anisette liqueur (optional)
- 2 tablespoons unflavored gelatin powder (about three 1/4-ounce packets)
- Cooking spray
- About 16 small fresh mint leaves
- Puree the watermelon, sugar, lime juice and Sambuca in a blender until smooth, working in batches if necessary.
- Pour through a fine-mesh sieve into a large liquid measuring cup.
- Pour 1 cup of the watermelon mixture into a small saucepan and bring to a boil.
- Meanwhile, pour another 1 cup of the watermelon mixture into a large bowl and sprinkle the gelatin on top; let stand 1 minute.
- Pour the hot watermelon mixture into the bowl and stir until the gelatin dissolves.
- Stir in the remaining watermelon mixture from the measuring cup.
- Spray an 8-inch-square cake pan with cooking spray, wiping out the excess.
- Pour in the watermelon mixture.
- Skim the foam from the surface and refrigerate the gelatin until slightly thickened, about 20 minutes.
- Arrange the mint leaves on top in rows, then push them just below the surface.
- Refrigerate until fully set, at least 4 hours.
- Unmold the gelatin: Invert onto a cutting board, then re-invert onto another cutting board and cut into squares.
- Photograph by Jonathan Kantor
seedless watermelon, sugar, lime juice, anisette, unflavored gelatin powder, cooking spray, mint leaves
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/food-network-kitchens/watermelon-lime-gelatin-squares-recipe.html (may not work)