In summer we can usually buy cheap watermelons (I am yet to master growing them myself, I think I am missing the key ingredient - water), but usually we can't eat the whole thing. I like to make granita. Granita is like a chunky form of sorbet . I use less sugar than most recipes and I just blend the whole watermelon (rather than juicing it), so you get all the fibre. I also put in some ginger, lemon and herbs ( mint , lemon balm and winter tarragon ). Pete thought that it tasted too "herby", but I think it complements the watermelon and I love to use my herbs. On a hot summer's day, I'm glad to have some real-food granita to cool me down, rather than a sugary, artificial ice block. I use our handchurn ice cream maker , it takes about 20 minutes to make 1 litre from pre-chilled mixture, but if you don't have an ice cream machine you can just put it straight in the freezer and scrape the sides down every half hour. Watermelon Granita Cut u...