by shereen
these are sooo fresh!
freshly puréed watermelon juice with a nice Caribbeanish twist from the coconut. it’s a well needed modern twist to the traditional Cosmo. happy weekend! enjoy responsibly.
baby seedless watermelons weigh roughly about 4 pounds, so.. it you remove the rind and dice the flesh of half a baby seedless watermelon you’ll purée about 2 cups watermelon juice. (see Note below on how to purée). use any left over watermelon juice for my Watermelon Grapefruit Sicilian Sodas.
fast technique to chill a glass: fill glass with ice and cold water. let set to chill, 5 minutes. pour out ice water, now your glass is ready for its cocktail..
Coconut Watermelon Cosmopolitan
recipe by shereen pavlides
1/4 cup fresh watermelon juice (*recipe below)
2 1/4 teaspoons blue agave
3 ounces coconut flavored vodka
2 ounces grand marnier
2 limes – 1 freshly squeezed lime, 1 sliced into wheels
fill boston shaker with ice and add all the ingredients above. shake vigorously. pour among 2 chilled martini glasses. spike watermelon cubes with a cocktail toothpick and place inside martini glasses. garnish with lime wheel.
serves: 2
*Note: remove rind from a 2 pound seedless watermelon and dice, reserving some watermelon to garnish. place watermelon in a food processor fitted with a blade attachment. purée until liquid. remove to a fine mesh strainer over a bowl. Pour watermelon purée, a little bit at a time into the stainer, pushing through the strainer using a rubber spatula. discard pulp.
{note: Yields 2 cups watermelon juice)
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