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Tuesday, September 29, 2009


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WATERMELON CHERRY MOJITO

3 fresh mint sprigs
1/4 cup watermelon purée
1 tsp cherry flavoured syrup or grenandine
3 tbsp freshly squeezed lime juice
1/4 cup light rum
2 tbsp chilled sparkling water or club soda
Sugar cane stirrer and lime wedge for garnish (optional)

Place mint in a tall glass and using the back of a wooden spoon, muddle to release oil. Add watermelon purée, cherry syrup, lime juice and rum. Stir well. Add ice and top with sparkling water or club soda. Garnish with sugar can stirrer and lime wedge (if desired) and serve immediately.

Makes 1 cocktail.

Watermelon Cherry Mojito

WATERMELON COSMOPOLITAN

1 1-inch x 1-inch cube of watermelon, frozen
1 cup ice
1 oz premium vodka
1 oz Cointreau
1 tbsp grenadine syrup
1 cup watermelon purée
Mini skewer of watermelon cube, pineapple wedge and small strawberry for garnish (optional)

Place the frozen watermelon cube in the bottom of a chilled martini glass. In a cocktail shaker, add ice, vodka, Cointreau, grenadine and watermelon purée. Shake for 30 seconds. Strain into glass and garnish with skewer (if desired).

Makes 1 cocktail.

Recipes courtesy National Watermelon Promotion Board.

Watermelon Cosmopolitan