Watermelon Lime Spritzer Recipes

WATERMELON SPRITZER

Steps:

• Place watermelon in a blender. Cover and process until blended. Strain and discard pulp; transfer juice to a pitcher. Stir in limeade concentrate. Refrigerate for 6 hours or overnight., Just before serving, stir in carbonated water. Garnish servings with lime slices.

LIME SPRITZER

Steps:

• For the simple syrup: Heat the sugar, water, lime zest, and ginger in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat to boiling. Simmer for 3 to 4 minutes, and then remove from the heat. Add the lime juice and let the flavors infuse the syrup for at least 15 minutes while it cools. Strain the syrup, if you wish, and keep in the refrigerator until ready to use.
• For the drink: Rub a lime wedge around the lip of the glasses to moisten and then dip in salt or sugar to decorate the glasses, if desired. Pour 1 or 2 tablespoons of the lime syrup into each glass and top with sparkling water. Garnish with a wedge of lime.
• Cook's Note: Sparkling wine can be used instead of water, if desired.

WATERMELON SPRITZER

Steps:

• Place the watermelon, simple syrup and lime juice in a blender. Puree until smooth. Pour into a small pitcher with ice. Add the diet grapefruit soda and stir. Pour into glasses.

WATERMELON BASIL SPRITZER

Steps:

• Divide the watermelon cubes and basil between 2 white wine glasses, then add the lemon lime soda. Add the wine and stir.

CHILE WATERMELON SPRITZER

Steps:

• Puree the watermelon, lime juice, sugar and chile pepper in a blender until very smooth.
• Fill glasses half full with ice, fill halfway with the watermelon juice and add about equal parts (or to taste) of seltzer. Garnish with lime rounds and serve immediately.

WATERMELON SPRITZER

Steps:

• In a blender, puree the watermelon, ice, sugar and lime juice and blend until completely liquid. Pour into a pitcher and top with the seltzer water. Pour into glasses and garnish with mint.

WATERMELON GIN SPRITZER

Steps:

• Cut the limes into 16 pieces. Squeeze 2 pieces of lime into each of the 8 glasses, then drop in the squeezed flesh. Chop the watermelon and divide among the glasses, and throw in some ice cubes. Pour gin over each and top up with chilled tonic water.

WATERMELON AND LIME SPRITZ

Steps:

• Put the watermelon in a blender and purée on high speed until liquified, about 15 seconds. Combine the watermelon juice, limeade and ginger beer in a large pitcher.
• Drop basil leaves into 4 large glasses and use the back of a wooden spoon to crush and muddle the basil. Pour the watermelon drink into the glasses and garnish each with a lime slice.