While India has long forgotten its summers and is enjoying showers of blessings, most of the world is still basking in the sun. It is therefore apt that this drink makes its appearance on the blog now before its too late. This recipe was shared by my dear reader turned friend Usha and she urged me to try it out once. I am not such a fan of watermelon unless it is juiced up and served chilled. I mean, I enjoy it as a fruit too but only if all the hard work of peeling & deseeding it is done by someone else. Well, most often that not, that someone else happens to be me. I am the official fruit peeler, pitter, corer, trimmer of every fruit that comes into my house with the exception of seedless grapes which are pretty much eaten without much fuss.
This drink is as refreshing as it is pretty. I went beserk doing the photo shoot but to my luck I didn’t get many good pictures thanks to the diminishing natural light nearing sunset.
You can deck up the glasses as and how you like them & serve this drink, chilled – to be enjoyed by the young & old alike!
Ingredients
- 6 cups 750 gms watermelon chunks, peeled & deseeded *see notes
- 1 cucumber
- 3 tablespoons honey (adjust to taste)
- Juice of 1 lime
- Ice cubes
Instructions
- Peel the cucumber & dice it. Place all the ingredients in a juicer or blender & blitz it for half a minute. Add crushed ice to the glasses, decorate with lime slices or mint or pretty chunks of watermelon & serve chilled.
Notes
2. If you don't wish to use ice cubes, ensure that the watermelon & cucumber are adequately chilled.
3. The addition of lime juice gives the drink a lift, however it won't taste very good at room temperature, so make sure you serve this drink chilled - with or without ice.
Disclaimer
The nutritional values are only indicative.
Priya R says
One yum drink, love the clicks… I can imagine how hot it would be in Dubai, take care
Hamaree Rasoi says
Delicious and refreshing to look at watermelon blizzard.
Deepa
Sayantani says
your description of the dessert summer scared me. its raining here in Kolkata and still the occasssional sunshine is driving me crazy. Take good care.
the drink is a nice option keep cool in such an extreme weather.
Usha D'Silva Rego says
Lovely pics Shireen.
Thanks.
Shireen Sequeira says
Thanks Priya, Deepa & Sayantani 🙂 Thanks for the recipe Usha!