I've caught up with an old friend from high school on
In fact, this weekend we had sort of a cocktail mind meld. He had posted a picture of a watermelon martini on Facebook (we both have folders called "I made it"). For Sunday dinner with the MIL, I made shrimp and cotija enchiladas with salsa verde and browned butter and lime with fresh corn.
For appetizers, I served seared queso fresco with cilantro mojo
and these wonderful miniature peppers sauteed in a little olive oil and sprinkled with salt.
Pondering cocktails and spying a large seedless watermelon on my counter, I remembered my friend's martini picture on FB. I went to his FB album and announced that I needed that watermelon martini recipe. He replied back "Just posted it on the blog." Alright then.
I got right to work. The watermelon chunks took a quick trip through the food processor and then a wire strainer. The juice, along with fresh squeezed lime juice and simple syrup, could chill the afternoon in the fridge until cocktail time.
Delicious! And a perfect alternative with a Mexican menu to the traditional margarita. For the exact recipe and a picture that does not look like it was taken by someone who had too many of these, visit my friend here. And tell him hi.
6 comments:
That menu looks incredible - I am so envious of your cooking skills and endless creativity!
We tried making watermelon cocktails last summer and they were sooooo insanely sweet. I think adding the lime juice would be great for cutting that a bit.
That martini looks pretty AND delicious!
Wow. What a lovely surprise to see this post! Cocktail mind meld indeed!
Midge, the citron vodka cuts the sweetness as well. If you lucky enough to get one of those 'watermelony' watermelons we all crave you can cut the simple syrup some too.
Trev, I was about to say the SAME THING. The sweetness was just right, not too.
The watermelon martini is so pretty and I'm sure delicious but what I really liked the look of were your enchiladas. Yummers!
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