{"id":9881,"date":"2014-07-03T11:06:35","date_gmt":"2014-07-03T16:06:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/?p=9881"},"modified":"2014-07-03T11:54:32","modified_gmt":"2014-07-03T16:54:32","slug":"summer-is-for-grilling-and-perhaps-a-watermelon-granite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/2014\/07\/03\/summer-is-for-grilling-and-perhaps-a-watermelon-granite\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer is for Grilling and Perhaps a Watermelon Granit\u00e9"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">For the 4<\/span><sup style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">th<\/sup><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\"> of July or any day this summer plan to grill a special dish for your family and friends. Several recipes that are grilled are available on the Wine Trail Traveler website. Check these recipes depending on the food item you want to grill.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Beef Entrees: <a href=\"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/recipes\/entree25.php\">Grilled Marinated Beef Tenderloin<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Seafood Entr\u00e9es: <a href=\"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/recipes\/entree18.php\">Grilled Rock Lobster<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Seafood Entr\u00e9e: <a href=\"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/recipes\/entree64.php\">Grilled Bodega Salmon a la Marino<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Seafood Sauce for Salmon: <a href=\"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/recipes\/sauce6.php\">Grilled Salmon Cherry Sauce<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dessert: <a href=\"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/recipes\/dessert28.php\">Grilled Peaches with Fresh Cherry Sauce<\/a><\/p>\n<p>When these recipes don\u2019t fit with the foods you want to use then consider what Hope from Doukenie Winery in Virginia told us a few years ago:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Add wine to leftovers.<\/li>\n<li>Add wine to any tomato sauce.<\/li>\n<li>Use white wine with any chicken dish. Use a white wine if you have some. If not use a red wine.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The recipe below is from the\u00a0\u00a0<i>J Vineyards &amp; Winery Culinary Team in Sonoma, California<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>Watermelon Granit\u00e9<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">Ingredients:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>3 cups watermelon puree<br \/>\n2 cups J Sparkling vintage Brut<br \/>\n1 cup water<br \/>\n1\u00bd cup simple syrup (or mint simple syrup)<\/p>\n<p><b>Method:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>To make simple syrup, put equal parts sugar and water in a small pot. Bring mixture to a boil then remove from heat. For mint simple syrup, add \u00bd cup mint leaves, roughly chopped, as soon as mixture is removed from heat. When syrup cools, strain out leaves.<\/p>\n<p>For granit\u00e9, combine all ingredients in a shallow pan and freeze. Scrape to serve.<\/p>\n<p>The granit\u00e9 can be served before a main course as a refresher, or with fresh sliced fruits and berries for a summertime dessert.<\/p>\n<p>Provided by <i>J Vineyards &amp; Winery Culinary Team<\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jwine.com\/\"><i>J Vineyards &amp; Winery<\/i><\/a><i>, Healdsburg, California<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Wishing\u00a0 everyone a wonderful 4<sup>th<\/sup> of July and summer!<\/p>\n<p>Cheers,<br \/>\nKathy<\/p>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" class=\"owbutton\" src=\"http:\/\/www.onlywire.com\/button\" title=\"Summer is for Grilling and Perhaps a Watermelon Granit\u00e9\" url=\"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/?p=9881\"><\/script>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the 4th of July or any day this summer plan to grill a special dish for your family and friends. Several recipes that are grilled are available on the Wine Trail Traveler website. 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