Mojito Watermelon Recipes

WATERMELON MOJITOS

Steps:

• Place cubed watermelon in a blender and blend until smooth. Pour into a bowl through a mesh strainer to remove pulp. Measure out 2 cups of strained watermelon juice and set aside.
• Place mint leaves in the bottom of a pitcher. Pour in 1/2 the watermelon juice; muddle mint leaves with a muddler or the bottom of a wooden spoon.
• Pour remaining watermelon juice, lime juice, rum, and simple syrup into the pitcher. Fill with ice and top with club soda. Serve.

WATERMELON MOJITO

Steps:

• Optional: Rim the glass with a mixture of equal parts sugar, salt and pepper
• Muddle limes, mint and syrup in a bar mixing shaker. Add ice and then watermelon puree and light rum. Shake vigorously. Pour into a highball or Collins glass, top with club soda or ginger ale. Garnish with a wedge of watermelon and fresh mint.

WATERMELON MOJITO

Steps:

• In a blender, puree watermelon, fresh lime juice and mint in batches until smooth. Strain into a pitcher. Mix in rum and syrup. Serve in glasses filled with ice and garnish with mint leaves.

WATERMELON MOJITOS

Steps:

• Use a mortar and pestle to mash the mint leaves. Remove and discard the rind and seeds of the watermelon. Put the fruit into a food processor fitted with the steel blade and puree. Put the mashed mint into a large pitcher with 2 cups of pureed watermelon, the rum, simple syrup, and lime juice and stir to combine. Pour the mixture into a pitcher for serving.
• Place ice cubes in 6 glasses and pour the mojito mixture into the glasses. Garnish with sprigs of fresh mint and spears of watermelon. Serve ice cold.

WATERMELON MOJITOS

Steps:

• For each drink, muddle 2 watermelon chunks with the juice of 1 lime and 2 teaspoons sugar in a glass. Stir in a handful of mint leaves, then add 2 ounces white rum and ice to each glass. Top each drink with ginger ale and garnish with more mint.