Blending the watermelon right in the melon itself is a fun hack that saves you the trouble of scooping it out first and leaves you with a ready-made punch bowl.
Ingredients
- ½ cup sugar
- Pinch of salt
- 1 small bunch basil
- 1 large seedless watermelon
- 2 cups lemonade
Steps
- In a small saucepan, combine the sugar, salt, and ¾ cup water. Heat on medium-high until sugar dissolves, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat and add the basil. Let basil stand 30 min.
- Meanwhile, place the watermelon on a rimmed baking sheet and carefully trim a very thin slice off the bottom rind so it sits flat. Trim top quarter off the watermelon.
- Push immersion blender into watermelon flesh and slowly begin blending. Blend until all watermelon is liquefied, being careful not to pierce walls or bottom. Strain watermelon purée through fine-mesh strainer and return liquid to empty watermelon.
- Remove basil from syrup. Stir syrup and lemonade into watermelon. Add a ladle to watermelon and serve punch over ice.
Tags
- May 2019
Nutrition information
- Calories 288kcal 14%
- Fat 1.0g 2%
- Saturated fat 0.1g <1%
- Carbs 73.2g 24%
- Sodium 27mg 1%
- 64.5g sugar
- 1.7g fiber
- 2.5g protein
- 0mg cholesterol
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