Recipe: Key Lime Italian Ice (blender or food processor)

KEY LIME ITALIAN ICE

1 key lime
1 cup sugar
4 cups water
1 dash salt
1/2 cup key lime juice

Remove zest, the colored part of the rind, from 1 Key Lime, and cut into small pieces. Place zest and sugar in a blender or food processor, and process until zest is finely chopped. Pour mixture into a 3 quart saucepan. Add water and salt and heat until sugar dissolves. Cool.

Add enough water to Key Lime juice to make 2/3 cup liquid. Stir into cooled sugar mixture. Pour into divided ice cube trays and freeze.

Place frozen cubes in container of blender. Cover and process until cubes become a velvety slush.

Scoop into individual goblets or store, covered in the freezer.

Makes about 4 1/2 cups
Source: The Key Lime Cookbook by Robert Anderson