I’ve consumed so much watermelon in the past few days that if you were to cut me open, you’d find little white seeds coursing through my veins.
Two reasons for this: 1) It’s been hot and humid and nothing cools like watermelon, and 2) I underestimated the size of the melon I’d bought; this thing was cavernous, and I was worried it would go bad so I ate it prodigiously and often.
When I got down to the last few pieces, I had an idea: watermelon sangria! I don’t even think there is such a drink, but it sounded great in my head, and I had the necessary ingredients for such a concoction, like seltzer and a bottle of Chardonnay.
I took the remaining watermelon, blended it, and strained it to remove any pulp.
After the seltzer and wine had been chilled in the fridge, it was just a matter of mixing them with the watermelon juice and a tsp of agave.
Threw in a few frozen berries, a sprig of mint, and voila! Watermelon sangria.
So delicious and incredibly refreshing. Really, a perfect drink for a hot summer day.
Watermelon Sangria
I’ve consumed so much watermelon in the past few days that if you were to cut me open, you’d find little white seeds coursing through my veins.
Two reasons for this: 1) It’s been hot and humid and nothing cools like watermelon, and 2) I underestimated the size of the melon I’d bought; this thing was cavernous, and I was worried it would go bad so I ate it prodigiously and often.
When I got down to the last few pieces, I had an idea: watermelon sangria! I don’t even think there is such a drink, but it sounded great in my head, and I had the necessary ingredients for such a concoction, like seltzer and a bottle of Chardonnay.
I took the remaining watermelon, blended it, and strained it to remove any pulp.
After the seltzer and wine had been chilled in the fridge, it was just a matter of mixing them with the watermelon juice and a tsp of agave.
Threw in a few frozen berries, a sprig of mint, and voila! Watermelon sangria.
So delicious and incredibly refreshing. Really, a perfect drink for a hot summer day.
Except that now I’m out of watermelon.