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Watermelon Martini Addiction + Giveaway

Congratulations Kathy at Bake Away With Me – you are the winner of the Great Food! Cookbook!

Warning – A Watermelon Martini may be habit forming.  Do try this at home.  Always drink responsibly and do not drink and drive or dive.

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Juicy, sweet watermelon – it’s not just for picnics anymore.  Add a little vodka, lime juice and simple syrup to create a mid-summer afternoon cocktail suitable for consumption poolside or at your next backyard BBQ.  It’s an indispensable summer indulgence.

This simple recipe is from the GREAT FOOD! cookbook published by Chefs Press(more about this book below). I tried it as a martini, shaken and not stirred, and as a frozen concoction.  Both were refreshing and a good way to “tickle the tongue and cool the belly”.  If you have kids or non-alcoholic drinkers, make a separate batch and substitute club soda for the vodka.

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Chef’s Press has graciously donated three copies of the GREAT FOOD! cookbook for distribution to readers of my blog over the next few weeks.  The book is a special compilation of the Great News! Cookware & Cooking School’s best menus and recipes from the past 20 years. Because it’s organized by season, the GREAT FOOD! cookbook provides a culinary road map for the entire year — offering delicious ways to reap nature’s bounty and to cook with what’s fresh and available. Once you start cooking with the GREAT FOOD! cookbook, you’ll want it in your kitchen all year long!  And visit the Great News! Cookware & Cooking School’s website [www.great-news.com] for an exciting culinary experience.  They have anything and everything for the home chef and professional chef wannabe.  The school is located in sunny San Diego, so consider a culinary-cation to attend classes or merely browse around their store.  This is the first of three drawings for the GREAT FOOD! cookbook.

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GIVEAWAY DETAILS

One winner will receive a copy of the GREAT FOOD! cookbook delivered via mail.

HOW TO ENTER

To enter to win, simply leave a comment on this post and answer the question:

“What’s your favorite summer cocktail?”

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Deadline: Friday, August 23, 2013 at 11:59pm PDT.

Winner: One (1) winner will be chosen at random and announced at the top of this post. The winner will also be notified via email.  If a winner does not respond within forty-eight (48) hours after the notification email is sent to him or her, another winner will be selected in his or her place.

Disclaimers:

1.  This giveaway is sponsored by Chef’s Press.

2.  NO PURCHASE IS NECESSARY TO BE A WINNER.

3.  This giveaway is void where prohibited by law.

Watermelon Martini
 
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Refreshing summer cocktail, perfect for entertaining.
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Recipe type: Cocktails
Cuisine: American
Serves: 8
Ingredients
  • 8 lime twists
  • Ice cubes
  • 4 cups watermelon juice (press watermelon through a sieve or cheesecloth)
  • 12 ounces premium vodka
  • 4 limes, juiced
  • 1 cup agave syrup or simple syrup, or to taste
  • 8 watermelon wedges, for garnish
Instructions
  1. Rub the rims of 8 martini glasses with the lime twists, drop one into each of the glasses, and refrigerate to chill.
  2. In a cocktail shaker, combine the ice, watermelon juice, vodka, lime juice, and agave syrup; shake well.
  3. Pour the contents through a strainer into the chilled martini glasses. Garnish each with a wedge of watermelon and serve.

 

 

WRITTEN BY

Christy Majors

Food enthusiast, wine aficionado, BBC Food fanatic, and cookbook bibliomaniac, who suffers from an incurable case of culinary wanderlust. Creator of Culinary Diva (TM) where experiences in food, travel and wine are broken down for the home cook and traveler. Banker by day.
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34 Comments

  1. Ooh, I want this book so bad! My favorite summertime drink is a desert rat’s twist on a Southern sweet tea, inspired by one of the region’s most renowned golfer Arnold Palmer. It’s sweet tea vodka mixed with lemonade and is perfect for sipping in the pool!

    1. Hi Kathy – I hope you like it. It is so light and refreshing, it would be easy to consume one too many and not realize it at first!

  2. Hi Christy!
    I love the sounds of this! I have made watermelon daiquiris and they are delicious. I like them because I can collect left over watermelon in the freezer and then whip up a batch of frozen deliciousness! Your new blog design is great, very professional and diva-ish!

    1. Thanks for the comments Guyla! I think Evy did a terrific job with the redesign and really captured the essence of Palm Springs. Watermelon daiquiris sound right up Sous Chef’s alley – he has taked to frozen blended cocktails this summer (our average temp in summer is about 110 every day with a low of 85).

    1. Betsy – it is a great cocktail to make by the pitcher, so perfect for entertaining or being lazy in your garden or pool! Enjoy 🙂

  3. I really, really want a copy of this book in my shelf. Great Food for Great Food 360˚? It’s perfect!

    That watermelon martini looks pretty and super refreshing. I might have to whip up a batch during the weekend.

    1. This is perfect – Great Food for Great Food 360! It is very refreshing, habit forming and easy to consume –

  4. Uh oh, all chances of gaining momentum on “make up” recipes is going down the tubes now with this lovely watermelon distraction. But as Nana says when I take a nap—- “you must have needed it” 🙂 I can’t wait to check out their website. And I did think it was related to Adriana at first when I saw Great and Food put together. Too funny !!

    1. I’m still struggling with make up recipes – particularly posting about them. Hope you were able to enjoy this cocktail!

  5. I made the watermelon martinis on Saturday night. Delicious and popular! Thanks for a great recipe. Also, I’m now following you on Twitter.

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