Double Watermelon-Strawberry Slushee
Yield: 4 to 6 servings
Soundtrack: “Back and Forth” by Aaliyah from Age Ain’t Nothing but a Number
Takin’ yall back and forward at the same time. Feel me?
8 cups fresh red watermelon juice
2 cups frozen strawberries
2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
1/4 cup agave nectar
4 fresh mint sprigs, for garnish
- Fill two large ice cube trays with watermelon juice and freeze until solid, 3 to 4 hours.
- In an upright blender, combine 1 full tray of watermelon cubes, 2 cups of watermelon juice, and 1 cup of frozen strawberries (the blender should be full). Blend on high speed until well-combined and slushy, about 1 minute. Add 1 tablespoon lime juice and 2 tablespoons agave nectar and blend on high speed for another 30 seconds. Pour into a large pitcher and store in the freezer.
- Repeat.
- Serve immediately in slender clear glasses garnished with mint sprigs.
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Watermelon Juice & Watermelon Water
To make watermelon juice, add watermelon chunks to an upright blender, puree until liquefied, and then strain through a fine-mesh seive to remove all solids. (Compost the pulp.) Every 3 pounds of watermelon (before the rind is removed) usually yields between 3 1/2 to 4 cups of juice, after straining.
Besides drinking the tasty juice of watermelons straight and using it to make drinks, watermelon vinaigrette, watermelon popsicles, and sorbet, I add it to water to give it a fruity essence. Use 1 part watermelon juice for every 6 parts of water.
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