Watermelon Limeade
Watermelon limeade is a refreshing light and sweet drink for the summer, when fresh watermelons abound. Here are the perfect proportions for just a few ingredients.
Servings: 4
Equipment
- Blender
- wire mesh sieve
- Mixing Bowl
- pitcher
- juicer
- Sauce Pan
Ingredients
- ¼ - ½ watermelon
- 4 limes (to yield 8 tablespoons lime juice)
- ½ cup simple syrup
Instructions
- Cut watermelon into cubes. Add about 2 - 3 cups of cubed watermelon to the blender. Pulse. If watermelons don't blend easily, take a wooden spoon and stir them. Once the watermelons start blending, they will blend quickly.
- Continue to add chunks of watermelons about 1 -2 cups at a time until you have blended a 1 liter of watermelon juice.
- Place the wire mesh strainer over the mixing bowl and strain the pulp from the watermelon juice. Shaking the strainer helps it drain faster. Transfer your filtered watermelon juice to a pitcher.
- Cut four limes in half and juice. You should have about 8 tablespoons. Add to the pitcher and stir.
- To make simple syrup, heat sugar and water in a 1-to-1 ratio in a sauce pan. Once the sugar is dissolved, remove it from the heat and allow it to cool. Then add 2 tablespoons to the watermelon lime juice, stir, and taste. Continue adding simple syrup until it reaches your desired sweetness level.
- Garnish glasses with a wedge of lime or sprig of fresh mint.