Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Erika Joyce
Blend up a big batch of this refreshing drink and serve it in a hollowed-out melon with a watermelon tapping kit.
Recipe information
Yield
Makes 6 drinks
Ingredients
3 pounds watermelon, rind and seeds discarded and the flesh cut into pieces, plus thin slices of watermelon for garnish
1/2 cup vodka
1/4 cup Triple Sec
3 tablespoons fresh lime juice
Preparation
In a blender purée the watermelon pieces and strain the purée through a very fine sieve set over a pitcher, discarding the solids. (There should be about 2-1/3 cups juice). Stir in the vodka, the Triple Sec, and the lime juice, pour the cooler into long-stemmed glasses filled with ice cubes, and garnish each drink with a watermelon slice.
Recipe notes
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