Watermelon Lemonade an Easy and Refreshing Recipe

Making fresh watermelon lemonade is so easy and results in a visually stunning non-alcoholic drink. This cool, refreshing, and healthy summer beverage, made from watermelon juice and lemons or limes, has a gorgeous red color that will make you reach for a glass at first sight! A touch of salt on the rim elevates this drink by playing with the delightfully sweet and salty combination.

Ingredients for Watermelon Lemonade

Super simple and refreshing, watermelon lemonade is made with just a handful of ingredients you most likely have in your fridge during the summer: watermelon juice, fresh lemons (or limes), agave or maple syrup, and coarse Kosher salt for garnish.

How to Make Watermelon Lemonade

Toss the ingredients in a blender and give it a good spin. Prepare your salt-rimmed glass following our step-by-step instructions, then add ice and pour the drink.

How to Prepare a Salt-Rimmed Glass

If you haven't salted a watermelon slice, have you even experienced watermelon? My grandma taught me this trick and it certainly brings out the flavor! Making a salty rim is easy, simply press the rim of the glass onto a plate with lemon juice or agave, and then onto a plate with coarse salt. This will also work with sugar for other drinks. The salt perfectly intensifies the watermelon flavor.

Tips To Follow

• Ripe watermelon works best. Look for a watermelon with a yellow spot where the melon rested on the ground. It should have firm flesh with no bruising.
• If you don't have a blender, use a food processor.
• If your drink turns out a little too textural, use a fine mesh sieve to remove some of the fiber. Pour the drink from the blender through the sieve into a pitcher. If you don't mind the texture, all of that fiber is so good for you!

Variations for Your Enjoyment

• Make an iced version to beat the summer heat. Add ice to your blender for a lemonade slushy.
• Add strawberries, cucumbers, or fresh mint leaves to add an interesting twist.
• Use watermelon lemonade as the base for a smoothie.
• Leave out the syrup for a tart version.

The Story Behind This Recipe

Have you ever wondered what a food geek’s idea of fun is? Well, for us, it is recreating Food Network shows as a family just for the fun of it.

A few years ago, we had two family competitions, Iron Chef and Chopped. One of the drinks we enjoyed that day was this watermelon lemonade, we came up with it years ago, when we bought a watermelon, that was sweet, but the texture was a little pasty. We did not want to throw away a sweet watermelon, we decided to blend it with some lemon juice and made the most delicious watermelon lemonade.

The secret ingredient in our Iron Chef Competition was Jersey corn. One hour to prepare three courses in a hot kitchen with limited counter space and only four burners. Let me tell you, the real Iron Chef Competition is a piece of cake compared to that.

Other Summer Drinks to Try

• Date-Sweetened Raspberry Lemonade
• Rosewater Lemonade
• Jalapeno Mint Lime Ice Tea Spritzer
• Homemade Cold Brew
• Pina Colada Agua Fresca
• Golden Milk Ice Cream Float
• Nectarine Lemonade
• Strawberry Agua Fresca
• Watermelon Lemonade

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