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Watermelon Granedine Mocktail

Written by Published on Updated on June 17, 2020 in Uncategorized

Hey friends,

After the afternoon thunderstorm, as usual, it got very hot and humid.  We needed something that was refreshing, and so in came the Watermelon Mocktail. 🙂  I picked up some Watermelon from a small Turkish Supermarket we have in our area and it just so happened that the Watermelon was from Greece!!  how about that!!   

How the weather has changed. I remember when we first moved to NL the summers were wet and chilly…but 8 years later the weather has changed to higher temperatures climbing into the 40s and higher…Hot Hot Hot!!  We had temps in the high 30’s back in May.  We did have a low spell after that but now I guess finally having summer weather.  

Some may have not heard of Grenadine Syrup…so it basically is made from pomegranate juice, sugar, and water.  I read the other day that they are now using blackcurrant juice instead of pomegranate juice.  I was not able to find pomegranate so I used a store-bought Grenadine Syrup for the Mocktail.   But using the original fruit definitely makes a huge difference. 

So, if Summer weather is in your area, country, region I think you just find this Watermelon Mocktail a delicious surprise.   A very simple recipe that you can prepare in less than 10 minutes.  Super delicious and solo colorful 🙂

Watermelon Mocktail

Watermelon Mocktail

A refreshing Watermelon and Gra drink for those hot Summer days
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Course Drinks, Homemade
Cuisine American, Mediterranean
Servings 2 people

Ingredients
  

  • ½ Watermelon pitted and cut into smaller pieces
  • 2 tbs Grenadine Syrup
  • Mint (optional)

Instructions
 

  • Cut into pieces 1/2 a watermelon
  • then place it into a blender and blend on high speed for a few minutes.
  • Pour in Grenadine Syrup and mix
  • Place in the fridge for 30 minutes to cool and serve..

KALI MAS OREXI!! 🙂

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Welcome to a small corner of my Greek Heritage. Growing up in New York from Greek parents, was a challenge of its own...but the traditional food, tastes and aromas that my mother cooked always travelled me back to Greece. My mother is a wonderful cook, our house would always have that smell of home cooked food. I remember very clearly that we were only allowed fast food, once a week, that was a huge day for myself and my brother. Jumping up and down in the back car seat, laughing, just being kids. It is true that we all like to eat different foods, taste, smell, even try food that looks different than our regular meals at home and I think that is so natural. In my teens, I was not really into cooking, I enjoyed my magazines after school, listening to music, and just taking a breather. There were times that I would glance at some of my mom's recipes, more out of curiosity than to actually try to cook them. At that time I did not realise that cooking would become my passion one day. Slowly, I would start to look into my mom's recipes a bit more each day and I started to find it interesting as a hobby. Each month I would go into our neighborhood bookstore and pick up my monthly book, until one day I decided to stroll over into the cooking section. That summer was the first time I actually bought a cooking magazine....and I loved it. Cooking and baking started out as a hobby, but now after many years it is my passion. Exploring the cuisines, the spices, the oils, the scents, the variety of smells and tastes that exist. It was and still is an amazing journey without limits. So, come along with me on this adventure, and I hope you enjoy my recipes. Sophie

9 Comments

  2. Margaret from soulfood101blog
    June 17, 2020 at 4:06 pm  ·  Reply
    Every watermelon drink I have tried to make always turns out blah. Maybe it is because I try to venture out on my own instead of using a recipe :) Thanks for a recipe that sounds delicious.
    • foodzesty
      June 22, 2020 at 12:56 pm  ·  Reply
      Hi Margaret,,,I was like that first...but after several tries and years this worked out well hahaha..I hope you are well...sending you huge hugs :)
  3. Invisibly Me
    June 17, 2020 at 4:58 pm  ·  Reply
    Sophie, if you ever fancy house swapping with me (grey, chilly, rainy UK) to escape the heat there then all you've got to do is say! 😉 This looks delicious and so refreshing - it looks really pretty too! xx
    • foodzesty
      June 22, 2020 at 12:57 pm  ·  Reply
      Hi Cazzz....hahahha we are heading for a heat wave this week!! Can you switch hehehehhe.... Thanks so much!!!
  4. Diana (Fille de Dieu) 🛐
    June 24, 2020 at 10:43 pm  ·  Reply
    When I get a blender, I'll be trying mocktails!
  5. Tandy | Lavender and Lime
    July 18, 2020 at 2:42 pm  ·  Reply
    I can't wait for summer to try this!

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