Thanks for all the kind words yesterday, about the frustration with our house. We are trying to communicate with our “renters” and get things worked out. Seems like it is just going to take a few days.
Today it is time for Holiday Recipe Club again! If you are interested in joining in the fun, make sure you contact Erin. This time we are getting you ready for Memorial Day. Our challenge ingredients were watermelon, beer, or pork. I really thought about different things I could make with all 3. It was really hard to pick a winner. But in the end, I was thirsty 🙂
I made this without any alcohol, but if you want to turn it into an adult beverage some Gin would work well in here. I made these the other day while my husband was at work. He came home at lunch, and I was drinking one. He made the comment “You are starting early today, huh?” It took a little while to convince him, that no I was not drinking at 11:30 in the morning, by myself, and these were in fact non-alcoholic. I almost made them the night before and shared them with my 7 year old, but it was getting dark, and I was lazy.
The watermelon and the lime work really well together in this drink. It is just the right amount of tart and sweet together. I am not usually a Ginger Ale drinker, but here I liked it. I think Sprite would work well too. Plus if you use diet soda, there are hardly any calories in here! I am giving you the recipe for 2 big glasses. You could easily make a big pitcher of this to have at your Memorial Day get together.
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- 4 cups watermelon , diced
- 2 limes
- 1 1/3 cup Ginger Ale
- A few chunks of watermelon frozen , for garnish
- lime wedges , for garnish
- 3 oz Gin (optional)
- Puree the 4 cups of watermelon in a food processor or blender. Pour through a strainer. You should have about 1 cup of watermelon juice. Fill each cup with ice. Pour about 1/3 - 1/2 cup of watermelon juice over the ice. Into each glass squeeze the juice of one lime. If using Gin add 1 1/2 oz to each glass. Pour in 2/3 cup of Ginger Ale, and stir. Garnish with frozen watermelon, and a lime wedge.
Adapted from Eat Well
Erin S
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Magic of Spice says
May 26, 2012 at 9:19 amWith or without alcohol these are so refreshing…and so pretty!
Anne Marie says
May 26, 2012 at 9:32 amI wanted to make a big batch of this for a party so I tweaked it just a bit. I cut up the watermelon and put it in the blender and added all of the puree to the punch bowl, not just the juice. Instead of lime juice, I used Simply Limeade and then sprite. So I used 6 cups of watermelon puree, 4 cups Sprite, and 1 1/2 cups Simply Limeade. Great recipe, thanks for sharing!
Eddie Ross says
May 26, 2012 at 6:59 pmThis is best summer drink, perhaps with a splash of vodka! Sip it poolside under the hot summer sun, what could be better?
xo E + J
Veronica says
May 26, 2012 at 7:13 pmThis sounds deliciously refreshing and has such a pretty color! Saved.
RecipeNewZ says
May 26, 2012 at 7:32 pmThis is a great recipe – beautiful, delicious, perfect for the season and simple! It was very popular on RecipeNewZ yesterday and as such was featured on our new Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/RecipeNewZ
Congrats and thanks for sharing it on RecipeNewZ!
Erin says
May 26, 2012 at 9:12 pmThanks so much for sharing it!! Loving the new RecipeNewZ site!
Alyssa says
May 26, 2012 at 9:06 pmYum! This sounds so refreshing (and I would take mine with the gin, please!)
claire @ the realistic nutritionist says
May 27, 2012 at 7:09 amThis looks sooooo good!
Valerie says
May 27, 2012 at 12:30 pmWatermelon and ginger ale!? How refreshing! This looks delicious. 🙂
Teri @ The Freshman Cook says
May 27, 2012 at 6:49 pmThis looks so refreshing, and it is so pretty. Yum!
katie says
May 28, 2012 at 7:28 amThis looks so delicious! Perfect for summer.
maddalina says
May 28, 2012 at 1:05 pmthis looks awesome! I got instantly thirsty! Thanks for sharing this idea, I will definately try making this at home!
Roxana GreenGirl { A little bit of everything} says
May 28, 2012 at 6:18 pmSo sorry to hear things are not going as planned with the house. Hope you’ll reach a better agreement soon.
Lovely watermelon fizz, so summer-y
Nami | Just One Cookbook says
May 28, 2012 at 11:46 pmI’m not much of a drinker but I actually have been thirsty thinking about this drink over the weekend. I’m going to make this soon!!
Laura @ Family Spice says
May 29, 2012 at 8:26 amWe love watermelon coolers! So kid friendly, and very easy to make it adult friendly, too!
Anita at Hungry Couple says
May 30, 2012 at 5:41 amWhat a beautiful photograph! I make almost this exact same drink every summer only my version definitely contains vodka! 🙂