Friday, March 2, 2012

Somewhat healthy cocktail

With warm weather on the horizon, here is a 200 calorie refreshing drink. This recipe makes 6 servings. 30 fresh mint leaves torn by hand 4 thick slices watermelon 12 oz light rum 1/2 cup simple syrup (see below recipe) 6 tablespoons fresh line juice Mash the mint leaves. Remove rind and seed from watermelon. Purée the watermelon. Put the mashed mint and 2 cups of the Puréed watermelon into a pitcher. Add the rum, simple syrup, and lime juice and stir. Serve on the rocks. To make simple syrup, simply put 1 cup water and 1 cup sugar in a pan and summer until sugar is dissolved. Then chill. Enjoy!

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