Refreshing Blended Watermelon

Jackie H.
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Cooling Refreshing Summertime Drink My favorite summertime fruit is watermelon. I felt creative the other day and thought what would happen if I threw watermelon in my blender with ice?

You will say "WOW" too! Add a little lime on the side and you will feel like you are in the tropics! :)

Ingredients:

1/2 watermelon
ice cubes, about 6
1 fresh lime
1 1/2 cup (optional) seltzer water or flavored seltzer water
(optional) your favorite liquor

Steps:

Cut the watermelon in half. Cover 1/2 with plastic and refrigerate.
Using a 10 speed blender, put six ice cubes in the bottom.
Using a large spoon, put 6 large scoops of watermelon into the blender.

Pulse with the ice crusher button first. You sometimes have to give it a stir with a long handled spoon. When the ice gets crushed, the watermelon starts getting pureed. Only let this puree for 30 seconds.

Add lime if you like. I cut my lime in 8 slices. 4 of the slices, I peel the rind off and put the lime into the drink and turn the blender on high for just seconds.
If you like your drink to have a bubbly effect, you can add plain or flavored seltzer water. Just stir it in.
Pour this in clear tall glasses. As a nice touch, put a split in the center of a lime and it helps it sit right on the edge of the glass. Also for looks, take a few strips of lime rind, twist them and lay them across the top of the drink. Top it off with a colorful straw.

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Harlean
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July 18, 20160 found this helpful

I live alone, and when I buy a watermelon, I usually share it with friends because I cannot possibly finish it before it spoils. But I will have to tell my friends to buy their own because I am keeping mine for this refreshing drink. And since it calls for ice cubes, I intend to scoop some out and put it in the freezer. If that works, I will have this delicious drink often. I added a little lime juice, and about a dozen small fresh peppermint leaves. Used my Ninja to whirl it up. Delicious!

Harlean from Arkansas

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Anonymous

July 5, 20170 found this helpful

Sounds great... Watermelon is great at cleansing the kidneys

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