Watermelon Juice for the Purist

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Life doesn’t get simpler than this. Watermelon juice with nothing in it except….watermelon! I just cut up a seedless watermelon, removed the rind, put the fruit in a blender and then strained the juice out. Its even easier if you have a juicer; you don’t have to do the straining separately.

I decided not to add anything to the juice because it tasted fresh, fantastic, super fabulous all by itself.

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But here are some great additions to watermelon juice:

  • Sugar, honey or any other sweetener
  • A pinch of Indian black salt, which always pairs well with fruits
  • Lemon or lime juice
  • Lemon or lime zest
  • Mint
  • Basil
  • Alcohol (highly recommended!) – rum, tequilla or cahaca (my favorite)
  • A little club soda to make watermelon spritzer (thanks Aparna!)

You cant go wrong with mixing and matching any of the above.

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I served this watermelon juice, chilled, in mini flower vases with a sprig of mint.

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What will you add to watermelon juice?

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25 thoughts on “Watermelon Juice for the Purist

  1. Mind blowing pics. A beautiful red color! I never have had tried watermelon juice with alcohol. Your ingredients can make a nice cocktail! :)

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    Pavani Reply:

    Pics are so tempting. I’ll probably add some lemon juice, nice and refreshing.

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  2. Look at that color!! We do the honey, mint & of course all the 3 alcohols you mentioned:-) last weekend hubby mixed in some orange juice & pineapple with rum with the red.. it was some good sipping.

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  3. There is nothing like simplicity! I make watermelon juice all by itself too – most of the time don’t even see the need to add water since it has all the liquid I need! And if the watermelon is sweet enough – no sweeteners either :)

    excellent and refreshing photos and drink sala :)

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  4. you make the simplest of recipes sound delicious, sala ! and who would have thought of sipping off a mini flower vase!!! i’ve tried watermelon juice with kaffir lime leaves (which play a key role in thai cooking) and it turned out good…the straining can be a pain though (i used a smoothie maker). my other favourite combos would be papaya with mint & ginger, apple with cinnamon and banana with oats :)

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