Double Watermelon-Strawberry Slushee

Double Watermelon-Strawberry Slushee
Inactive Preparation Time: 3-4 hours
Preparation Time: 10 minutes

Yield: 4-6 servings

Soundtrack: "So Fresh, So Clean" by Outkast from Stankonia

Takin' yall back and forward at the same time. Peep game:

8 cups fresh watermelon juice
2 cups frozen strawberries
2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
4 tablespoons Agave Nectar
4 fresh mint sprigs, for garnish

*Fill two large ice cube trays with watermelon juice and freeze until solid, about 3-4 hours.

*In an upright blender, combine a full tray of watermelon cubes, 2 cups of watermelon juice, and 1 cup of frozen strawberries (the blender should be full). Blend on high speed until well-combined and slushy, about 1 minute. Add 1 tablespoon lime juice and 2 tablespoons Agave Nectar and blend on high speed for another 30 seconds. Pour into a large pitcher and store in the freezer.

*Repeat.

*Serve immediately in slender clear glasses garnished with mint sprigs.

note: see fresh watermelon-vodka martini recipe for a method of extracting watermelon juice.

Fresh Watermelon-Vodka Martini

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Fresh Watermelon-Vodka Martini
Preparation Time: 10 minutes

Yield: 2 servings

Soundtrack: “Watermelon Man” by Herbie Hancock from Head Hunters

Before you start prepping your ingredients:

• Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Top it with cold water, and place in a freezer.

• Rinse two martini glasses and immediately place them in a freezer.

1/2 oz fresh lime juice
1/2 oz fresh orange juice
1/2 oz blue agave nectar
3 oz vodka
4 oz fresh watermelon juice
Coarse sea salt
2 watermelon wedges, 2 inches long and 1/2 inch thick, with a horizontal notch cut into the red flesh to anchor it onto the rim of the glass

• Remove cocktail shaker from the freezer, empty, and refill with fresh ice.

• Combine the lime juice, orange juice, agave nectar, vodka, and watermelon juice in the chilled cocktail shaker. Vigorously shake ingredients until well chilled, about 30 seconds. Strain into a martini cocktail glass. Add a pinch of salt, garnish with a wedge of watermelon, and serve.

Note: get your watermelon juice by adding chunks of fresh watermelon to an upright blender, pulsing until smooth, and then straining to remove all solids.

Another Note: If you are using measuring spoons, 1 oz = 2 tablespoons.