Asian Pear and Grapefruit Salad with Sake Granita and Pear Sorbet

Ingredients

• Pinch of salt
• 1 ½ cups sugar
• 1 ½ cups water
• 4 ruby red grapefruits or white grapefruits
• Ice cream maker
• 2 large Asian pears
• 3 ½ cups ripe Anjou or Bartlett pears
• + 7 more ingredients
• • Fresh fennel fronds
  • 2 tablespoons light corn syrup
  • ¾ teaspoon unflavored gelatin
  • ¾ cup sugar
  • ¾ cup water
  • 1 ¹/₃ cups coarsely filtered sake
  • 2 tablespoons water

Combine 3/4 water, sugar, corn syrup, and pinch of salt in large saucepan. Bring to boil over medium heat, stirring until sugar dissolves. Add pear pieces and simmer until pears are very tender, stirring occasionally, 8 to 10 minutes. Cool slightly. Transfer mixture to processor and puree until s...

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