One thing I didn’t include in Tuesday’s entry about my favorite watermelon recipes is a beverage recipe. That’s mainly because I’ve never really made any drinks with watermelon, which is, I’ll admit, completely unacceptable.
If I were to reverse that trend today, I’d do so with a watermelon wine spritzer. I should point out that I’m more of a beer guy than a wine guy (and no, I still haven’t tracked down that watermelon beer), but every now and then I do enjoy a glass of Merlot or, in the case of this recipe, chardonnay.
WATERMELON WINE SPRITZERS
INGREDIENTS
- 2 cups small cubed chilled seedless watermelon
- 1 bottle chilled Chardonnay
- 2 tablespoons grenadine syrup
- 12 ounces chilled sparkling mineral water
DIRECTIONS
Divide the watermelon among 6 to 8 white wine glasses, then divide the wine, grenadine, and sparkling water among the glasses and give them a quick stir. Serve immediately. Makes 6 to 8 spritzers (or one really, really big one).
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.. now this sounds GOOD to me & think I’ll try serving it on some of these warm, muggy days here in “the Florida I LOVE”! ;+) …
If you try it, leave a comment or drop me an email (watermelonexperts@gmail.com) to let me know how it turns out!