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Grape Cubes

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Grape CubesJerry Errico

I have to admit that this idea came to me while watching my young son drop grape halves into a glass of water. Since that day I have been watching him closely for further inspiration.

Cooks' Note

WATER PAIRINGS:
Squirt of Apio-Rey

TIP:
Be on the lookout for interesting seedless grapes. My favorite for this recipe is a new seedless Muscat—it has all the flavor of a regular Muscat grape without the bother of the seeds.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    28 ice cubes

Ingredients

1/2 pound seedless red or green grapes
2 cups chilled still water

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    1. Cut the grapes in half and divide into two equal parts. Puree half of the grapes with 1/2 cup of the water in a blender until smooth, for about 30 seconds.

    Step 2

    2. Pour the rest of the water into a pitcher. Strain the pureed grape mixture through a fine-mesh sieve into the pitcher, and stir well.

    Step 3

    3. Place the remaining grape halves in the wells of standard ice cube trays. Fill the trays with the grape-water mixture and freeze.

Excerpted from Cool Waters, by Brian Preston-Campbell. Photographs copyright © 2009 by Jerry Errico. © 2009, used by permission from The Harvard Common Press.
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