Fourth of July: Watermelon Punch
Source of Recipe
From "What's Cooking at the Blue Bonnet Caf�"
List of Ingredients
- 1 (14-pound) watermelon
- 2 pints strawberries, hulled
- � cup sugar
- 1 (12-ounce) can frozen lemonade concentrate, thawed
- 2 cups vodka (optional)
- Fresh mint leaves for garnish
Instructions
- Sketch basket design on watermelon. It might be necessary to cut a thin slice from the bottom so the melon stands upright. Carve melon with a long, thin knife.
- Remove melon pulp with ice cream scoop. Process pulp in batches in food processor or blender until smooth and strain through sieve into large bowl, until juice measures 7 cups. (Reserve remaining pulp for another use.)
- Blend 1� pints strawberries with sugar until smooth, about 10 seconds. Stir strawberry pur�e, lemonade concentrate, and vodka (if using) into watermelon juice. Refrigerate. Just before serving, fill melon cavity with some of the punch. Slice remaining � pint of strawberries; float atop punch. Garnish with mint leaves. Refill basket as needed.
Makes about 2� quarts.
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