Tropical Fruit Granité of Mango, Passion Fruit, Guava, and Champagne


4 fresh passion fruit
2 mangos
3 guava
1/2 cup of champagne
4 mint sprigs for garnish
4 small orchids for garnish

Open the passion fruit, spoon out the seeds and flesh in a bowl, reserve the shell. Peel and clean the mango, guava, cut and purée, mix with passion fruit, strain. Mix with champagne and pour in a shallow pan, place in the freezer. Freeze 4 Margarita glasses, check after two hours if the fruit mixture is frozen. If frozen, break with a strong whisk and keep frozen.

Before serving fill the glasses with crushed ice, spoon the granité into the passion fruit shells, garnish with some passion fruit seeds and a mint sprig and garnish with an orchid.

Yields: four servings.