Author Notes
One of my fondest memories as a kid is having a chilled glass of sugar cane juice and a slice of watermelon from the roadside vendors while coming from my painting class during Summers. There are several ways they serve a watermelon ,from plain and fresh cut watermelon to rubbing lemon on the watermelon with a sprinkle of chopped mint leaves.
I combine cubes of watermelon with a handful of mint leaves, a dash of fresh ginger juice and lemon juice, served on the rocks!! —Shri
Ingredients
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2 cups
Watermelon cubes
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1
inch fresh ginger root, peeled
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1-2 tablespoons
Sugar, needed if watermelon is not too sweet
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6
Mint leaves, chopped
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2 1/2 tablespoons
freshly squeezed lemon juice
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Ice Cubes
Directions
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Grate Ginger using a vegetable or a cheese grater.
Squeeze the peeled ginger with hand to yield a tablespoon of juice
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Combine Lemon juice and ginger juice
Set aside
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Puree the mint leaves, sugar and Watermelon cubes in a juice maker or using a regular blender. You can always add a couple of table spoons of water for an easy blend.
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Mix Lemon and ginger juice well with the pureed watermelon and mint
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Drop a few ice cubes into a glass and pour the juice over the cubes
Serve immediately
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