Introduction: Refreshing Watermelon Lemonade
Whether you are having a party, or just want to relax with a refreshing drink. This drink is the perfect fit! It is fun and refreshing with a nice summer twist to it!
Step 1: Ingredients
6 servings
- 1/4 watermelon (2 cups of watermelon juice)
- 1 cup of water
- 3/4 cup of fresh squeezed lemons (6 lemons)
- 3/4 cup of simple syrup
Step 2: Clean Utensils
- blender (CAUTION)
- juicer
- sharp kitchen knife (CAUTION)
- cutting board
- strainer
- measuring cups
- pitcher
- drinking cups
- spoon
- large spoon ( for stirring)
Step 3:
- Get cutting board and knife
Step 4: Cutting Lemons
(CAUTION) a sharp object in use
- Cut all lemons into halves on the cutting board.
Step 5: Juice the Lemons
- Open up the juicer and place the lemon half with the smooth part facing down.
Step 6: Juicing the Lemons Continued
- Then squeeze the lemon juice from the juicer into a measuring cup for all lemons to ensure that you get 3/4 cup of lemon juice
- Repeat for all lemon halves.
- Then pour lemon juice from the measuring cup into the pitcher
**throw away used lemons**
Step 7: Cutting the Watermelon
In case of a whole watermelon
(CAUTION) a sharp object in use.
- Take the whole watermelon and cut in half
- Place one half to the side
- Take other half of watermelon and cut into halves again until you have a quarter of a watermelon
Step 8: Cutting the Quartered Watermelon
(CAUTION) a sharp object in use.
- Take the knife and cut vertically into the quartered watermelon to get several slices.
- Cut between the green outer layer and red layer to get slices of watermelon.
**throw away the green outer layer**
Step 9: Cube Up the Watermelon
(CAUTION) a sharp object in use.
- Cut the watermelon into cubes to get smaller pieces that will fit in the blender
Step 10: Blend the Watermelon
(CAUTION) sharp blades in use.
- Put the cubes of watermelon into the blender a little bit at a time.
- Blend to a smooth liquid.
Step 11: Strain the Blended Watermelon
- Take blended watermelon and strain into a measuring cup to ensure you get 2 cups of strained juice.use
- Use spoon to aid straining if necessary.
- Add the 2 cups of strained watermelon juice to the pitcher with lemon juice.
Step 12: Add Simple Syrup
- Measure our 3/4 cup of simple syrup and add to the pitcher.
Step 13: Add Water
- Measure out 1 cup of water and add to the pitcher.
Step 14: Enjoy
- Use a big spoon to stir the mixture in the pitcher.
- Serve into cups and enjoy!!