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Watermelon Mint Vodka Splash

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Everyone loves a cocktail that is crisp, refreshing, and oh-so-delicious. Watermelon Mint Vodka Splash is like that friend you’re always happy to see. It brings a great vibe to an occasion!

The best part of sipping this cocktail? It delivers a light, fruity flavor without the overpowering syrupy aftertaste often found in cocktail recipes made with high-sugar mixes. Smirnoff’s Zero Sugar Watermelon & Mint Vodka is infused with natural flavors and is gluten-free.

I grow fresh mint in my raised garden bed during spring and summer, so I always have it on hand for recipes like this one. Why not save money on buying herbs by growing them yourself? Consider ordering mint plant seeds online to add to your herb garden or a container on your deck for a sunny spot. Mint is a hardy plant that will continue to produce new leaves as long as you pinch it back now and then.

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Watermelon Mint Vodka Splash is your go-to drink when you want to mix a cocktail for an afternoon by the pool or have your toes in the sand by the lake. Oh, and consider the possibilities of blending the watermelon and ice together and then adding the rest of the ingredients. Irresistible!

If you’re ready to mix this cocktail recipe, you may also appreciate my recipe for its cousin cocktail, Cucumber Lime Vodka Splash. It’s the MOST POPULAR recipe on my blog, hands down. Grab a couple of glasses and make each one!

Die-hard watermelon fans searching for bonus recipes also love my recipes for Watermelon Berry Slushie, Watermelon Blueberry Feta Salad with Mint, and Spiked Watermelon Lemon-Lime Cocktail.

Watermelon Mint Vodka Splash

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This watermelon mint vodka cocktail is refreshing – perfect for drinking poolside or by the lake. Make it in less than 10 minutes!
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes

Ingredients
  

  • 1.5 oz. Smirnoff Zero Infusions Watermelon & Mint vodka
  • Ice cubes
  • 1/2 can lime flavored sparkling water
  • Garnish with a watermelon slice and mint sprig

Instructions
 

  • Add ice to glass.
  • Add remaining ingredients.
  • Stir gently.
  • Garnish glass with a watermelon slice and mint sprig.
  • Enjoy!

Notes

You could swap another flavor of sparkling water for a variation on this recipe. I also like the Spindrift Sparkling Water, 4 Flavor Variety Pack. 

Watermelon Mint Vodka Splash

 

Cantaloupe Margaritas

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Read about the seven health benefits of eating cantaloupe by clicking on the photo.

In honor of Cinco de Mayo and my love affair with margaritas, I created a refreshing cocktail recipe – Cantaloupe Margaritas! I was equally inspired to try a new version of the standard lime Mexican cocktail by using up a ripe cantaloupe that was sitting on my kitchen counter and some leftover silver tequila. You’re going to love this recipe!

Read about the 7 health benefits of eating cantaloupe by clicking on the photo.

This cocktail reminds me of the fresh cantaloupe smoothie I ordered once at an authentic Mexican restaurant in our city. Imagine a backdrop of festive music, multi-colored decorations, and authentic food with a fresh drink to go with it. It was like a time warp back to our fabulous visit to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. You can read my travel tips from that vacation here.

We’ve also spent time in Playa del Carmen, my favorite spot in Mexico, thanks to the beautiful turquoise color of the water and soft sand beaches.

This cocktail, made by first blending fresh cantaloupe, is a slight variation of the traditional lime cocktail thanks to the added honey, lemonade, and refined sugar. The sweet additions counterbalance the acidic citrus taste of the freshly squeezed lime juice and lemonade, giving the margarita an easy finish.

After blending the cantaloupe until very smooth, pour it into a cocktail shaker and add the tequila, lime juice, lemonade, honey, and sugar. Shake and strain into ice-filled glasses rimmed pre-rimmed with lime juice and kosher salt. If you want to garnish each glass with more cantaloupe, use a melon baller to form several circular pieces of melon and skewer them with a toothpick. I added fresh mint and a wedge of lime for added color. One look at your finished cocktail, and you’ll quickly take a sip – it’s refreshing and delicious!

As you know, I love to celebrate a holiday or host a party. Inspired by the Cinco de Mayo holiday, my Cantaloupe Margarita is the essential cocktail to accompany sizzling fajitas or savory tacos. Let me know in the comments section how you prepare your favorite party cocktail. I’m always ready to try a new recipe! Cheers.

Cantaloupe Margaritas

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This new take on the traditional margarita is refreshing and will wow your party guests on Cinco de Mayo.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Course cocktail, Drinks
Cuisine American
Servings 4 small cocktails

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups blended cantaloupe
  • 1/2 cup silver tequila I used Camarena Tequila
  • 1/4 cup fresh squeezed lime juice
  • 2 T lemonade
  • 1 T honey
  • 1 T sugar
  • cubed ice
  • Garnish:
  • 1 T kosher or maragarita salt
  • lime wedge
  • sprig of mint
  • 2 cantaloupe melon balls
  • 1 toothpick

Instructions
 

  • Rim the cocktail glass with a lime wedge and then salt.
  • Blend cantaloupe in your blender on puree setting until very smooth. This may take a couple minutes.
  • Pour blended cantaloupe in a large cocktail shaker.
  • Add tequila, lime juice, lemonade, honey, and sugar.
  • Shake vigourously.
  • Strain into a cocktail glass and garnish.

Notes

Tip: Spray your measuring spoon with a little cooking spray before measuring the honey. The spray helps the honey pour from the spoon leaving very little extra on the spoon.

 

 

 

Tangy Cream Cheese Dill Pickle Spread

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Cleopatra thought eating pickles was what kept her beautiful. I’m going to eat more pickles.

Last summer I posted a video on ODL Instagram of our pickling experience after buying bags of cucumbers from a local farmer. They stored jars in our cool basement didn’t last long. We were going through two jars at a time.

My obsession with pickles didn’t wain. It’s winter and I’m still eating the briny fruit. Wait! Did I just refer to them as a fruit? Yes! Pickles are technically a fruit of the vine like tomatoes, but are known as a vegetables according to the U.S. Supreme Court. (Why they are responsible for solving this mystery is well, a mystery. I thought they had important court cases to review?)

My Tangy Dill Pickle Cream Cheese Spread recipe can be made in less than 10 minutes and goes equally well on a toasted bagel in the morning or on a water crisp cracker thin when guests come over. You could even spread it on sandwich bread instead of mayonnaise and stack it will sliced corned beef or roasted chicken. The dill-flavored possibilities are endless! Your spread will be ready in 10 minutes. Now, that’s easy!

While this spread is ready to serve in 10 minutes, allowing it to sit in the refrigerator for an hour allows the flavors to meld.

Tangy Cream Cheese Dill Pickle Spread

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Pickle lovers unite! This easy to prepare dill flavored spread is ready in 10 minutes.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Course Appetizer
Cuisine American
Servings 8 oz

Ingredients
  

  • 1 package 8 oz. softened cream cheese
  • 1/2 c. finely chopped jarred dill pickles
  • 1/2 T. worcestershire
  • 1 T. chopped fresh dill
  • 1. T. pickle juice optional
  • salt and pepper to taste optional

Instructions
 

  • Allow cream cheese to soften to room temperature and then add to a medium bowl.
  • Add the remaining ingredients.
  • MIx thoroughly.
  • Refrigerate in a covered dish at least an hour.
  • Garnish with a sprig of dill before serving.

Notes

You can add more worcestershire for flavor but it will make your spread a brown color.

 

Cucumber Mint Raspberry Detox Water

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It’s water. Unless I’m parched from a morning dog walk or at the gym, I don’t drink the doctor-recommended daily amount of water.

I may now. This tall glass of H20 is delicious and refreshing!

Add freshly sliced cucumber, sprigs of mint, drop in a few raspberries, and you’re on the way to Water Flavortown. Try a refreshing glass of this detoxifying water and get the benefits of adding healthy nutrients to your system.

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Every spa you go to serves cucumber water in the relaxation lounge, but why? It’s incredibly detoxifying.

Water detoxes your system, while the cucumbers add Vitamin B and potassium. An anti-cancer herb, peppermint is known for soothing your stomach. Lemon contains citric acid that aids in digestion as well. Also, the ripened raspberries contain flavonoids that increase brain power.

It’s incredibly refreshing and much better for you than artificially sweetened water.

Try it today!

cucumber mint water

Cucumber Mint Raspberry Detox Water

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Try a refreshing glass of this detoxifying water and get the benefits of adding healthy nutrients to your system.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Course non-alcoholic drink
Cuisine American

Ingredients
  

  • 1 c. club soda
  • 1 c. water
  • 1/4 of a sliced cucumber
  • 1/3 of a sliced lemon remove seeds
  • few springs peppermint
  • ice cubes

Instructions
 

  • Add all fruit and mint to bottom of an empty, tall glass.
  • Fill with ice cubes.
  • Fill half of glass with club soda.
  • Fill rest of glass with water.
  • Drop in a few raspberries.
  • Garnish glass with a slice of lemon and a peppermint leaf.

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