Best Honeydew Mint And Lemon Thyme Mojito Recipes

HONEYDEW MOJITOS WITH MELON BALLS AND MINT

Steps:

• Rub a lime wedge on rims of 8 glasses, then dip rims in superfine sugar.
• Cut 3 melon quarters into 1-inch chunks. Puree melon in a food processor until smooth. Strain puree through a cheesecloth-lined sieve, and discard solids. (You should have about 4 cups.) Using a 1-inch melon baller, scoop balls from remaining quarter, and reserve.
• Bring granulated sugar and water to a boil in a small saucepan, stirring until sugar dissolves. Remove from heat, and add mint. Let stand at room temperature, uncovered, for 10 minutes. Strain through a fine sieve, and discard mint leaves. (You should have a scant 1/3 cup syrup.)
• Combine melon puree, mint syrup, rum, and lime juice in a pitcher, and refrigerate until cold, about 30 minutes. Add ice to pitcher, and divide among glasses. Garnish each with melon balls, mint sprigs, and lime wedges, and serve immediately.

HONEYDEW MOJITOS

Steps:

• Cut lime lengthwise into quarters. Using a knife, remove center white pith from lime wedges; discard. (Do not remove the peels.)
• Place lime wedges, melon cubes, rum, mint leaves, and Simple Syrup in a blender. Process until mixture is smooth, about 1 minute. Pour through a fine mesh strainer into a measuring cup or a bowl, stirring and pressing lightly on solids to extract as much juice as possible. Discard solids.
• Fill 4 glasses with ice cubes. Pour ¾ cup strained mixture into each glass. Top with ¼ cup sparkling water; stir. Garnish glasses with lime slices and mint sprigs.

HONEYDEW AND MINT GRANITA

Steps:

• Bring the sugar and 3/4 cup water to a simmer in a small saucepan over medium heat, stirring until the sugar is dissolved. Remove from the heat and add the mint, pressing with a wooden spoon to submerge. Let cool completely, then remove the mint with a slotted spoon and discard.
• Combine the mint syrup, honeydew and lime juice in a blender and puree until smooth. Pour into a 7-by-11-inch or 8-inch square metal baking dish.
• Freeze the honeydew-mint mixture until ice crystals begin to form around the edges, about 45 minutes. Scrape the crystals toward the center of the pan with a fork, breaking apart any large chunks. Continue freezing, scraping every 30 minutes or so, until all of the granita has been scraped into flakes, 3 to 4 hours. Spoon into chilled bowls and top with mint leaves.

EASY MOJITOS

Steps:

• Place mint leaves, lime slice, and sugar in bottom of a glass and muddle with a spoon until mint is crushed. Fill glass with ice cubes. Pour rum and soda over the ice; stir.