Watermelon Slushie • Mint
In the spirit of summer, I’m going to be posting a deliciously cool drink recipe each week. No hard to find ingredients; just simple, whole foods.
This week isn’t really a recipe but more of an idea:
Watermelon slushies!
I scooped out one half of a watermelon, chopped it up into ice cube sized pieces and froze it in a freezer bag.
Next day, blend it up, adding a tiny bit of water if needed to get the blender going.
I picked fresh apple mint & sweet mint from my ever spreading field of mint to top my slushie for aesthetic purposes, but after I took a picture I muddled some leaves with a squeeze of lime to release the flavor and mixed them in my drink. I like that you get the flavor of the mint by muddling without having to blend up the leaves.
I use a wooden spoon to muddle so I don’t have to spend money on an actual “muddler”.
• If you don’t know, muddling is mashing whatever ingredients you want at the bottom of your glass before pouring your drink in. In this case, mint leaves and lime. A lifetime ago when I was a bartender, I used to muddle mint and lime for mojitos. All those beautiful oils infuse your drink when you muddle, rather than just blending or chopping and mixing them in.
Eat More Plants. 
2 Responses to “Watermelon Slushie • Mint”
YUM! That looks so refreshing – I could use one right now : )
Yum!