Watermelon Lime Cooler With Fresh Mint Food

WATERMELON COOLER

Steps:

• Blend watermelon, mint and lime juice until combined.
• Option 1: Pour over ice and garnish. Makes 2.
• Option 2: Pour over ice and top up with sparkling water or kombucha. Stir gently to combine. Makes 4.

WATERMELON LIME COOLER

Steps:

• About 1 hour before serving, cube watermelon and freeze. (Using very cold / nearly frozen watermelon cubes is what gives this cooler a thicker texture and keeps it very cold while serving.)
• Combine chilled watermelon cubes, lime juice, sugar and mint leaves in a blender. Blend until smooth. Taste and add additional sugar if you'd like it sweeter.
• Note: At this point you can refrigerate the watermelon puree for up to 3 hours.
• Assemble coolers by filling 6 serving glasses with ice. Add watermelon puree to fill the glasses halfway. Add sparkling water to fill.
• Garnish with watermelon wedges and extra mint leaves if you'd like!

WATERMELON HERB COOLER

Steps:

• PREP: Chop fresh watermelon into 1-2 inch chunks and place in ziploc bag to put in freezer. Ideally prep the night before and let freeze overnight but 4-5 hours freezer time should do the trick. .
• 1. Combine sugar, mint, and 4-5 squeezed limes in a heat-safe bowl, stirring ingredients together. Let mixture sit for 10-15 minutes.
• 2. Boil 1 cup of water. Add boiled water to sugar mixture, stirring well until sugar has dissolved completely. Let simple syrup mixture sit for another 10 minutes and put to the side.
• 3. In a blender, pre-blend 2-3 cups frozen watermelon and 2 cups ice until slushy. Add,.
• - 1 1/2 cups tequila.
• - leaves of 2-3 mint sprigs.
• - leaves of 1-2 basil sprigs.
• - Juice of 3-4 limes.
• - 2 oz of orange juice.
• - 4-5 oz of homemade simple syrup to taste.
• 4. Blend until fully combined, add ice to reach desired consistency. Garnish with a mint leaf and fresh lime wedge.
• *ingredients above yield approximately 2-3 blender batches.

WATERMELON-LIME-MINT COOLER

Steps:

• In a small heatproof bowl, pour 1/2 cup boiling water over sugar and mint; stir until sugar has dissolved. Let cool completely, about 20 minutes. Strain syrup into a blender; discard mint.
• Add watermelon, lime juice, and 1 3/4 cups cold water; blend until smooth. Strain through a fine-mesh sieve.
• Serve over ice, garnished with a mint sprig, or refrigerate in an airtight container up to 3 days. If using tequila, stir a shot (1-ounce) into each glass before serving.

WATERMELON WITH FRESH MINT AND LIME (CURTIS STONE)

Steps:

• Stir the sugar, 2 tbsp water, lime zest, and 1 1/2 tbsp lime juice together in a small heavy saucepan over high heat until the sugar dissolves and the syrup comes to a boil. Let cool completely, and then refrigerate until cold.
• Strain the chilled sryup into a small bowl and stir in the mint. Allow to infuse for at least 5 minutes.
• Pour cold syrup over watermelon chunks and serve.