Fresh Oysters With Litchi And Grapefruit Granita

Serves 4 as canapés

Ingredients:

• 3/4 cup (180 ml) castor sugar
• 1/2 cup (125 ml) water
• 3 grapefruit, juiced
• 2 Tbs (30 ml) vodka
• 475 g litchis, pureed
• 12 Oysters, shucked
• Coriander leaves to garnish

Method:

1. Over medium heat, dissolve sugar in water.
2. Add grapefruit juice, vodka and litchi puree then mix well.
3. Pour onto a baking sheet or place into a freezer bag and put in freezer for 2 hours. 
4. Place the open oysters on ice.
5. Using a fork, scrape along the surface of the granita to form small ice flakes.
6. Place teaspoon-fulls of the granite onto the oysters.
   Serve each oyster garnished with a coriander leaf.