12 June, 2015

Watermelon Coconut Cooler

Posted in : Drink, Nomnompaleo.com, Organic, Paleo, Vegetarian on June 12, 2015 by : wendland99

This watermelon cooler is perfect for your summertime parties—just blend it ahead of time, and it’ll keep in the fridge for up to two days. When it’s time to serve it, shake well and pour over ice!

Makes 8 servings

Ingredients:

• 3 pounds (1.4 kg) seedless watermelon cubes

• 1 cup coconut water

• Juice from 1 lime

• ⅛ teaspoon sea salt

Equipment:

• Cutting board

• Chef’s knife

• Blender

• Measuring cup

• Lime juicer

• Measuring spoon

Method:

Crack open your watermelon.

It’s totally fine to purchase pre-cubed watermelon, but chopping it up yourself isn’t that hard—and way cheaper.

The size of the cubes won’t matter; just roughly chop ’em up the same size.

Throw the cubes into a blender and pour in the coconut water. (If your blender has less capacity than 64 ounces, you can divide the recipe and blend everything up in two batches.)

Add the juice from one lime…

…and a smidge of sea salt.

Blitz until liquefied. If your blender isn’t super powerful and you end up with some chunky pulp, just strain it out.

Chill it in the refrigerator, and then serve over ice. Or if you’re as impatient as I am, just pour it over ice and enjoy immediately.

You can store this summery beverage in a sealed container for up to 2 days, but remember to shake the heck out of it before serving.

By the way, it’s absolutely fine with me if you prefer to make these coolers a little more “adult” by adding your favorite fermented beverage. Your secret’s safe with me!

Ref: Watermelon Coconut Cooler | Award-Winning Paleo Recipes | Nom Nom Paleo®.