WATERMELON LEMONADE
A surefire way to make lemonade even more refreshing is to pour it over watermelon ice cubes. This recipe takes some time - the watermelon cubes have to freeze - but almost no effort. If necessary, seed the watermelon before you cut it into chunks and put it in the blender. Cut it lengthwise into quarters, slice off the "heart" of each quarter to expose the row of seeds and remove them with the tines of a fork.
Provided by Mark Bittman
Categories easy, non-alcoholic drinks
Time 1h
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Peel the watermelon and cut the flesh into large chunks. Purée them in a blender until smooth. Pour the purée through a fine-mesh strainer, and discard the solids.
- Pour the strained watermelon into an ice-cube tray (plastic, not silicon). Freeze until solid.
- Make simple syrup: In a small saucepan combine sugar with 1 cup water, and place over medium heat. Cook, stirring, until sugar dissolves. Remove from heat and chill.
- In another pot bring 6 cups water to a boil. Remove from heat, and add lemon rinds and pulp. Cover, let steep for 10 minutes and then strain.
- Combine strained liquid in a pitcher with lemon juice. Refrigerate until ready to serve. (Fruit mixture and simple syrup can be refrigerated separately for a couple of days, until needed.)
- Before serving, add simple syrup to taste, and add vodka to make it boozy if you like. Serve in glasses over the watermelon ice cubes.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 258, UnsaturatedFat 0 grams, Carbohydrate 67 grams, Fat 0 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 1 gram, SaturatedFat 0 grams, Sodium 3 milligrams, Sugar 62 grams
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