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These fresh watermelon martinis are the ultimate refreshing summer cocktail to sip poolside or at your net backyard BBQ! They are made with watermelon juice, vodka, and orange liqueur, so they are light, icy cold, and always a crowd pleaser.
Check out the Holiday Martinis page for even more festive, easy to whip up martini recipes for any holiday gathering throughout the year!
If you follow me on instagram, and you should. 😉 you may have noticed a couple of Juicy Watermelon Martinis pop up from girl's night out at Granite City. This is not an exact copycat, because I have already forgotten what the last one tasted like, but they're incredibly delicious none the less!!
🍉 How to make Watermelon Martinis
First we need to make some watermelon juice....it's really simple, trust me. Cut up some watermelon into chunks and place them in a blender. You need about 2.5 cups of chunks.
now Puree/Liquefy the watermelon until smooth.
I used a seedless watermelon, but there were still seeds. So I poured my "juice" through a strainer to remove them.
This also removed all of the pulp, so it's up to you to strain or not to strain....that is the question.
Pour the watermelon juice into a cocktail shaker along with the vodka and orange liqueur.
Shake to combine and pour into two martini glasses.
Garnish with watermelon balls on toothpicks or watermelon wedges if desired.
Now kick back and watch the fireflies. Do you have fireflies where you live? We didn't have them in California, at least I never saw any. Maybe they don't like smog?
📌 Recipe notes & tips:
These Watermelon Martinis are best served chilled, so you need to:
- Chill your watermelon before cutting
- Chill your watermelon juice before making your drinks
- Shake your drink with ice cubes
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🍉 More delicious watermelon recipes
- Watermelon Moscow Mule
- Watermelon Margarita Sorbet
- Frozen Watermelon Margaritas
- Watermelon Margarita Cocktail Cake
- Watermelon Fruit Salad
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Enjoy!!
Watermelon Martinis
Ingredients
- 1 cup watermelon juice
- .25 cup vodka I used Absolute
- .25 cup orange liqueur Cointreau or triple sec
- watermelon to garnish optional
Instructions
- Chop fresh watermelon into chunks, about 2.5 cups, and place in blender.
- Puree/Liquefy watermelon, then pour through a strainer to remove seeds if desired.
- Place 1 cup of watermelon juice, orange liqueur, and vodka in a cocktail shaker. Shake to combine.
- Pour into 2 martini glasses and garnish with watermelon balls or wedges.
Notes
- Chill your watermelon before cutting
- Chill your watermelon juice before making your drinks
- Shake your drink with ice cubes
pam (Grey is the New Black) says
I love your cocktail shaker! I love watermelon too, so I know I would love this! I would love it if you would link this up to Tipsy Tuesday at Grey is the New Black. I pin and tweet all the links!
Jenna says
It's been a rough week. You had me at vodka. And watermelon. Can't wait to try this out and would love to share this concoction at my Weekend Features post today with a link back to you. Hope that's ok.
Quinn Caudill says
Oh I know what I am doing with the watermelon sitting in my fridge. Great looking drink for the summer. Thanks for sharing.
Elaine says
What a great cocktail!! Especially in the summer!! If I used tequila instead would it be more like a margarita?? I bet it would....I would love if you stopped by my place on Thursday and shared on My 2 Favorite Things on Thursday !!
Marie says
Oh man, these look amazing! Watermelon is so refreshing and I'm a little obsessed with it lately. Can't wait to try these (and the margaritas too!).