Description
A refreshing drink that captures the essence of summer with the natural sweetness of watermelon and a hint of lime.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 cups watermelon, cubed
- 2 cups water
- 2 tablespoons sugar (optional)
- Juice of 1 lime
- Mint leaves for garnish
Instructions
- Combine the watermelon cubes and water in a blender. Blend until smooth.
- Strain the mixture through a fine mesh sieve into a pitcher, pressing down to extract all the juice.
- Stir in the sugar (if using) and lime juice.
- Chill in the refrigerator before serving.
- Serve over ice and garnish with mint leaves.
Notes
For an ultra-cold drink, chill watermelon pieces before blending. Adjust sugar for sweetness and consider adding ginger or basil for flavor variations.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Beverage
- Method: Blending
- Cuisine: Mexican
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 80
- Sugar: 7g
- Sodium: 5mg
- Fat: 0g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 21g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 0mg