Thai · Dessert
Thai Lime Basil Seed Ice
A Thai-style granita built on the classic street-side lime and basil-seed iced drink, turned into a scraped water ice: bright lime syrup frozen and forked into loose crystals, finished with soaked chia (standing in for basil seeds) and shredded mint for their characteristic gel-pearl texture.
$0
12 minsPrep
3 minsCook
210 minsTotal
EasyLevel
Nutrition per serving
89Calories
0.8gProtein
1.2gFat
20gCarbs
17.3gSugar
1.5gFiber
1mgSodium
0mgChol
0.1gSat Fat
40mgPotassium
29mgCalcium
0.4mgIron
0mcgVitamin B12
4.7mgVitamin C
0gPolyol
0gAllulose
0gAlcohol
Goes well with
Saigon Lager
local
Thai Iced Tea
international
vegetarian
vegan
gluten-free
dairy-free
sweet-spot
hidden-gems
Instructions
1
Soak the 8g chia seeds in 40ml of the measured water (reserved from the 180g total) for 15 minutes until they swell into basil-seed-like gel pearls; set aside.
2
Combine the remaining water and sugar-white in a small pan and warm gently, stirring, just until the sugar fully dissolves — do not let it boil or reduce.
3
Remove from heat and cool the syrup to room temperature, then stir in the lime juice.
4
Pour the lime syrup into a shallow tray (about 350ml capacity) and freeze for 1 hour.
5
Scrape the half-frozen mixture with a fork to break up ice crystals, then return to the freezer.
6
Repeat the scraping every 30 minutes for a further 2 hours until the whole tray is made of loose, light ice crystals.
7
Just before serving, fork through the soaked chia seeds and shredded mint so they're distributed through the granita without melting it.
8
Spoon into two chilled glasses as 2 scoops each and serve immediately.
Serves
2 portions ·
2 adults, 0 over 10, 0 under 10
Ingredients
- 180g180g Water
- 34g34g Sugar White
- 30g30g Lime Juice, freshly squeezed
- 8g8g Chia Seeds, soaked until gel-coated, standing in for Thai basil seeds, 1
- 2g2g Mint, finely shredded, 1
