watermelon vodka cocktail with cucumber and basil
This watermelon vodka cocktail is cool, sweet and so refreshing. Ripe summer watermelon is blended up and flavored fresh cucumber and basil.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 10 minutes
- Yield: 1
- Category: Cocktails
- Method: Shaken
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegan
Ingredients
watermelon cucumber juice
- 4 cups seedless watermelon chunks
- 1 cup peeled and chopped cucumber
watermelon vodka cocktail
- 2- 3 leaves fresh basil, plus more for garnish
- 1/2 oz simple syrup
- 3/4 oz fresh lime juice
- 1 1/2 oz vodka
- 3 oz watermelon juice (recipe above)
- watermelon balls, for garnish
- cucumber ribbon, for garnish
Instructions
watermelon cucumber juice
- Combine watermelon and cucumber in a blender or food processor. Blend until smooth.
- Strain with a fine mesh sieve into a glass jar or pitcher. Chill until ready.
watermelon vodka cocktail
- In a cocktail shaker, combine basil leaves, simple syrup and lime juice. Gently muddle basil to release flavor.
- Add vodka and watermelon juice and fill with ice. Shake well and strain into a rocks glass filled with ice. Garnish with a cucumber ribbon and watermelon ball.
Notes
Nutritional information is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1
- Calories: 281
- Sugar: 41g
- Sodium: 146mg
- Fat: 0.1g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 46g
- Fiber: 0.7g
- Protein: 0.9g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
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