Rum Soaked Spring Watermelon Recipes

WATERMELON RUM COCKTAIL

Steps:

• Puree the watermelon in a blender until very smooth. Pour into a cocktail shaker filled with ice and add the rum, liqueur and lime juice. Shake vigorously and strain into 2 ice-filled cocktail glasses. Garnish each with a lime round if using.
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ADULT WATERMELON FOR BBQ'S

Steps:

• Rinse the outer rind of the watermelon thoroughly, and pat dry. Set the watermelon in a position so it will not roll over. Press the tip of a funnel through the rind of the melon. If using a plastic funnel, you may need to cut a hole.
• Situate the melon on a towel in the bottom of the refrigerator or on the counter. Pour rum into the funnel a little at a time, refilling as it seeps into the melon. I start the afternoon before, since we usually leave to go to events in the morning. Allow the melon to marinate at least a few hours, before removing the funnel. Slice just before serving.

RUM-SOAKED SPRING WATERMELON

Steps:

• Place watermelon on its side and make vertical slices of your desired thickness.
• Cut these slices into quarters and stack to fit in a large non-reactive bowl.
• In separate bowl, mix the rum and citrus beverage (we used Mango Tampico and Bacardi Superior for irony's sake).
• Pour this mixture over the watermelon slices, making sure that all the slices are immersed/covered.
• Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and put it in the fridge overnight.
• Serve the slices on a plate (keep in mind that they will leak the mixture as they warm, so cover them if you'll be traveling with the plate to avoid spillage).

WATERMELON DAIQUIRI

Steps:

• Put a handful of ice in a blender suitable for crushing ice, along with the rum, watermelon liqueur, lime juice and watermelon flesh. Blitz until just smooth.
• Fill a hurricane or other tall glass with ice, pour over the daiquiri and garnish with a wedge of watermelon.

RUSSIAN PICKLED WATERMELON

Steps:

• In a large non reactive bowl stir everything together then add and submerge the watermelon pieces. Wrap with plastic wrap and keep in fridge at least a week, up to 2 weeks.
• Enjoy cold pickled watermelon.

WATERMELON CRAWL- AKA SPIKED WATERMELON

Steps:

• Sneaky and Underhanded: Use any size syringe - or several- and inject the alcohol into the melon. Smaller needles will leave the least detectable marks! lol Refrigerate or pack in ice to get it really cold. (Very hard to do with champagne).
• Open and Honest: Remove rind from melon. Cut edible flesh into pieces, place in a huge bowl and douse with the alcohol. Refrigerate or pack in ice to get it really cold.
• Whole Melon: Cut a hole in the melon big enough to insert a funnel. SAVE the piece you removed to reinsert after all the alcohol has been absorbed. Pour alcohol into the melon through the funnel. We usually put the melon in a cooler and surround it with ice, place the funnel and fill it with alcohol- return several times to refill funnel.
• Note: We usually spike in the morning and let it sit until we are ready later that day. If leaving the rind on, don't let it sit too long as the outer rind of the melon will absorb much of the alcohol and the inner fruit will be a little weaker.
• PS I LOVE lots of the 'flavored' or infused alcohols they have available now BUT SAVE THEM for a drink. When I used them in this they were really gross with the melon. The exception being Coconut Rum. Steer clear of all those other flavors like banana, mango, etc -- .

RUM WATERMELON

Steps:

• Cut about a 3 inch plug from the melon. Trim the ripe part of the melon off of the plug which you cut out.
• Pour rum into plug hole of melon; insert plug back in melon.
• Refrigerate for about 8 hours or overnight for rum to spread through melon.
• Cut into wedges and serve.

WATERMELON LEMONADE

Steps:

• Cut the top off the watermelon and hollow it out using a large spoon, fishing out any pips along the way. Mash the flesh through a sieve into a bowl. Put the flesh in a blender (or use a tall jug and hand blender) with the lemon juice and sugar, whizz to a purée, then stir in the soda.
• Heap some ice into the hollowed-out watermelon and fill it with the lemonade mixture. Serve the rest in a jug with the lime slices and mint. Have a bowl of extra crushed ice on the side so people can help themselves.