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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

 

Watermelon Berry Slushie

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We were just at the farmer’s market this morning and the watermelons were HUGE! It’s definitely time you tried by Watermelon Berry Slushie before summer produce is out of season. It couldn’t be simpler to make either especially if you wash your fruit when you purchase it. Then, you can just get up in the morning or come home from the gym and fire up the blender.

Why pay for a blender drink from a smoothie bar when you can make this at home and benefit from having leftover melon in the fridge? If you’re not sure what to do with leftover melon, check out my recipes for Watermelon Blueberry Feta Salad with Mint. It’s gorgeous-looking (great to take to a summer potluck) and it’s easy on the waistline.

This cold slushie includes tastes of the season with ripe watermelon and berries. It's like a hug in a glass.
This cold slushie includes tastes of the season with ripe watermelon and berries. It’s like a hug in a glass.

Watermelon Berry Slushie

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Cool, refreshing and full of seasonal fruit flavor without any heavy dairy product.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Course non-alcoholic drink
Cuisine American

Ingredients
  

  • 2 c. ripe watermelon cubes
  • 1 c. crushed ice
  • 1/4. c. blueberries
  • 1/4 c. strawberries
  • Garnish with more berries.

Instructions
 

  • Pour all ingredients into a blender.
  • Blend until well mixed.
  • Pour into a glass.
  • Garnish with a sliced strawberry, mint, or more blueberries.


Watermelon Blueberry Feta Salad with Mint

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The perfect piece of watermelon isn’t in the shape in a half-moon. It’s a cube! Cut up your ripe watermelon into one inch cubes of juicy goodness so you can pop them straight into your mouth. (I think cubed watermelon is get-in-the-tummy-yummy after it has sat in a Rubbermaid container in the fridge for at least a day.)

Tip: When selecting a watermelon at the grocery store or farmer’s market, turn it over. Look it over and check for a yellow area. This yellow spot means that it sat on the ground long enough to ripen up. Did you know a watermelon is over 90% water? The heavier the melon, the better! (It’s hydrating and you can eat it guilt-free.) Buy fresh mint in the produce section at the grocery story OR you can grow it quite easily in partial sunshine in a container pot. Don’t forget to water it, but don’t flood it. My mint grows tall and sits happily next to basil.

Watermelon Blueberry Feta Salad with Mint takes this ordinary summer fruit and makes it extraordinary. Besides, July is National Watermelon Month!

The flavor of the slightly tangy dressing coats the salad. Ribbons of mint leaves elevate its flavor giving it a brightness and the little blueberries pop with sweetness in your mouth. And who doesn’t love cheese? Add feta to this salad and its taste reaches heavenly status. You can serve this as a summer salad or as a dessert, a favorite in our household.

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Tip: Buy your berries from Aldi, if you have one in your area. These blueberries were only 99 cents a quart.

Make the salad's dressing separately and then add fruit and combine flavors.
Make the salad’s dressing separately and then add fruit and combine flavors.

Watermelon Blueberry Feta Salad with Mint

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These watermelon squares are like little presents of juicy flavor. Combine them with blueberries, feta, and mint to make this ordinary summer fruit extraordinary.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Course Salad
Cuisine American

Ingredients
  

  • 3 cups cubed watermelon remove rind
  • 1/2 package blueberries
  • 2 T crumbled feta cheese
  • 4 small springs sliced fresh mint
  • 1/4 c. watermelon fruit salad dressing
  • Watermelon Fruit Salad Dressing:
  • 3 T light olive oil
  • 1 1/2 T. lime juice
  • 2 T. honey
  • 1/4 tsp. apple cider vinegar

Instructions
 

  • Remove rind from watermelon and cube the fruit into one-inch pieces.
  • Refrigerate watermelon to chill in a large bowl plastic covered in plastic.
  • Layer mint leaves on to each other and roll into a cylindrical shape. Run a sharp knife through the mint several times to cut the herb into ribbons. Set aside.
  • To make the dressing, combine all dressing ingredients in a small bowl.
  • Remove the watermelon from the refrigerator and drain any residual juice.
  • Add the dressing, crumbled feta, blueberries, and mint to the watermelon and toss with your hands until well incorporated.
  • Garnish with a sprig of mint and serve chilled.

Notes

You could also use honeydew or cantaloupe instead of watermelon.
Don't trash the watermelon rind! It can be pickled in jars with and used later in a salad or as a condiment.

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Spiked Watermelon Lemon-Lime Cocktail

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It’s time for me to reveal one of the summer’s best cocktails. I can’t keep it to myself any longer! It would be unfair of me not to share my super refreshing Spiked Watermelon Lemon-Lime Cocktail since the blazing heat of summer is trying to melt you.

This cocktail, an ideal drink after work or as a weekend refresher, is just what we need to hang on to summer and survive the sun’s scorching rays. Lemonade, Pinnacle Cake Vodka, watermelon, and lime juice make it oh so refreshing! The watermelon is sweet and the lemonade with lime gives it a citrus zing.

Bright in flavor and color, this beauty is ready for a pageant crown and sash.
Everyone needs a cocktail like this on a hot summer day. Fire up the blender!

Plug in your blender or Magic Bullet (<< the best small kitchen appliance ever!) and follow this super simple recipe.

(I seriously hope you enjoy this drink since I broke my camera lens trying to get into a place to shoot it. Yep, you read that right. So, I have two confessions. 1.) This photo was shot with my iPhone. 2.) I’m a total clutz. I blame it on my height. I’m about as graceful as a running giraffe.)

Oh well. I think I’ll make myself feel better while sipping this cocktail. Cheers!

Spiked Watermelon Lemon-Lime Cocktail

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It's a beauty and oh so refreshing! The watermelon is sweet and the lemonade with lime gives it a citrus zing.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Course Drinks
Cuisine American

Ingredients
  

  • 2 c. seedless cubed watermelon
  • 2 c. crushed ice
  • 1 1/2 c. lemonade
  • 1 1/2 oz. Pinnacle Cake Vodka
  • Juice of 1 lime
  • 1 T sugar

Instructions
 

  • Follow directions on lemonade concentrate can to make a pitcher of lemonade.
  • Add all ingredients, except the sugar, into the blender and blend them until smooth.
  • Pour in a sugar rimmed glass. (Use a small plate to roll a wet rimmed glass into the sugar.)
  • Garnish with lime slice and/or watermelon slice.

Notes

Cube the watermelon in advance to save time.

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