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Watermelon Mojito

Mojito de Sandia
Recipe from "Fiesta at Rick's" cookbook
Servings: 812-ounce drinks
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Ingredients

  • 8large sprigs fresh mint
  • 4cups cubed seedless watermelon—3/4-inch cubes are perfect here
  • 1/2cupSimple Syrup
  • Ice cubes (you’ll need about 2 quarts)
  • 1/4cup rum (2 ounces per glass)
  • 1/2cup fresh lime juice
  • Sparkling water or club soda

Instructions

Set out 8 tall 12-ounce glasses. Into each glass strip off the leaves from a single sprig of mint—you’ll need about 10 leaves for each drink—and top with 1/2 cup watermelon cubes. Divide the Simple Syrup among the glasses (1 tablespoon - 1/2 ounce per glass). Use a muddler (or the handle of a wooden spoon or a long-handle ice tea spoon—though neither is anywhere near as effective) to crush the mint and watermelon, releasing their flavor into the syrup—the more muddling, the fuller the flavors. Fill each glass with ice. Measure in the rum (1/4 cup - 2 ounces per glass) and the lime juice (1 tablespoon - 1/2 ounce per glass). Use a long-handle ice tea spoon to mix everything together. Top off each glass with a little sparkling water or soda and you’re ready to serve.

Comments

    1. We use 2 ounces of rum per glass for this recipe. Cantaloupe sounds wonderful as well, let us know how it turns out!

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