Skip to main content

Thirsty Thursday: Watermelon Mojitos

Happy TT friends! Grab a drink and get cozy! Let's link up, unwind and chill with some of our favorite people! If you have a drink recipe you'd like to share, send it in and we'll feature.
Today's Feature: Watermelon Mojitos
30 large fresh mint leaves, coarsely torn by hand
        3-4 thick slices fresh watermelon
        12 oz Bacardi light rum
        ½ cup simple syrup, see below
        6 Tbsp freshly squeezed lime juice (3 limes)
        Sprigs of mint and spears of watermelon, for serving
    Simple syrup:
        Put 1 cup sugar and 1 cup water in a small pan and simmer until the sugar dissolves. Chill.

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. via



fortheloveofblogs




Labels:

Comments

Anonymous said…
I don't know. I love me some mojitos, and watermelon. But together? Let's just say if my watermelons come in this year instead of being eaten by squash borers, I'll try it. For the time being, I'll try not to use all my sweet mint crop on standard mojitos.
July 7, 2011 at 5:43 AM
Sonishka: Far and Away said…
well, I love watermelon. I dont usually drink and the only alcohol I dont find hard to drink is cocktails. This one looks like a summer drink. Im definately gonna try it once the summer comes here Down Under. thanks for sharing
July 7, 2011 at 6:41 AM
Unknown said…
Love mojitos... and watermelon mojitos sound even better! Can't wait to try it :)

You can find this hop listed in the Time4Mommy directory here: http://favs.time4mommy.com/thursday-blog-hops.html ...

We'd love it if you'd also join us in the Time4Mommy daily hops here: http://time4mommy.com/page/6202155:Page:86 Have a great day!
July 7, 2011 at 6:47 AM
Bethany said…
that sounds great...yummm!!!
July 7, 2011 at 7:22 AM
SarahCate said…
O! These sound so yummy! I'm not a big mojito fan but like one every now & then- adding watermelon may make this dangerous ;)
July 7, 2011 at 7:27 AM
Coupon Queen said…
Thank you for hosting another great week! Hope everyone is having a nice Thursday!
July 7, 2011 at 7:58 AM
TexaGermaFinlaNadian said…
Oh man, these mojitos sounds amazing! And refreshing. Will definitely have to try this one out for myself :)
July 7, 2011 at 10:10 AM
Kate said…
Watermelon mojitos?? Ahhh WHY oh WHY did I start the South Beach Diet today?? These sound lovely.
July 7, 2011 at 10:46 AM
Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Sign The Pledge

Good Afternoon Lovely Members! Over one hundred of you Signed The Pledge and We Think that is spectacular. The page is filled with amazing blog lovers who deserve to be checked out. Go to this page to read these comments on signing the pledge and know that these people take pride in their blogs- they are so deserving of your love. In an effort to keep this going and make a difference here in blog land, we are bringing the pledge to this page so the comments don't get too overwhelming. We would recommend checking everyone out who signs because they have the same goals and etiquette as we do. So as far as being true to yourselves, your blogs and your friends, we know that these are the blogs we can go to for authenticity. For those that already signed, you don't have to sign here-Now for all of you new members who have yet to sign, here it is: I solemnly swear to participate in as many hops and features here at FTLOB to grow my blogging experience but ultimately to gain a
427 comments
Read more

New Website : come say Hi!

I think the last time we posted we said we were working on some things and left y'all hanging.....sorry! I bet you are all doing well, still blogging and I'm definitely interested in hearing from you. With so many working mama's, from home to side hustles, I decided that I would make coffee addict mama somewhat similar to FTLOB! If you're free to come check it out, comment and say HI! I'd love to pick up from where we left off. XOXO
134 comments
Read more

Hello! I'm still alive. How's everyone?!

hi my lovely bloggers! how are you!? I hope you're following on twitter , so that I can re-tweet your blog posts! in the meantime, i'm working on something new......stay tuned and get ready for a nice new blog community site here! xoxo
161 comments
Read more