Shaved Ice with Strawberry Purée

Servings: 4

Calories: 236

Ingredients:

• 40 ice cubes, (2 lb)
• 7 oz Columbia Fruit frozen Whole Strawberries
• 3½ oz fresh or tinned lychees, frozen
• 5½ oz Columbia Fruit frozen Mango Chunks
• ½ cup filtered water
• juice and grated zest of ½ unwaxed organic lime
• diced fresh strawberries, to serve
• diced fresh mango, to serve

Preparation:

• If you are blitzing the ice twice, place the ice cubes in a food processor and blitz until you get snowy ice.
• Quickly tip it into a deep container (try not to compress the ice flakes) and keep this in the freezer for at least 2 hours.
• Put the frozen strawberries and lychees into a blender.
• Blend to a smooth purée, then transfer to a bowl and rinse the blender.
• Put the frozen mango and water into the blender.
• Blend to a smooth purée.
• Add the lime juice and zest.
• Transfer the ice flakes to a food processor and blitz until you get powdery ice.
• Divide the shaved ice among four bowls, forming a mound in the center of each without compressing the ice.
• Pour the two kinds of fruit purée over the ice and decorate with fresh fruit.
• Serve immediately.