Food & Wine
Watermelon and cucumber sangria
With any luck, the weather should be warming up soon. Look forward to the warm days ahead with this delicious watermelon and cucumber sangria.
Ingredients:
- 1 cucumber, thinly sliced
- 1 lime, thinly sliced
- 12 mint leaves
- ½ cup of lime juice
- 1 lime, sliced
- ¼ cup of honey
- 1L bottle of soda water
- 750mL chilled bottle of sauvignon blanc (or any semi-dry white)
- 2 cups of watermelon chunks
Method:
- Juice your watermelon using a juicer or, lacking one, blend watermelon chunks in a blender. Strain blended fruit for thinner consistency.
- Combine juice, cucumber, lime limes, and mint in a large pitcher.
- In a separate bowl, mix lime juice and honey, then pour atop pitcher mixture.
- Add wine.
- Cover and let chill for a few hours.
- Upon serving, add in soda water. Pour into glasses and garnish with lime, mint, watermelon, or cucumber.
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