Summertime Watermelon Mojitos

We wanted to try something new and here it is! These Summertime Watermelon Mojitos are very tasty! I adapted my recipe from here. These were nice to sip on the back porch while reading a new book.

If you happen to have a nice little herb garden already in order, growing mint, you are good to go!

Summertime Watermelon Mojitos  
makes ~3 1/2 servings, refrigerate for 2-3 hrs prior to serving so its ice cold 
10 oz (1 1/4 cups) Bacardi light rum
4 thick slices of watermelon, seedless
3 limes, juiced
20 large mint leaves
1/2 cup simple syrup (make this: mix 1 cup sugar & 1 cup water, simmer until dissolved, cool)
sprigs of mint for decoration 
  
1. In a food processor, blend until smooth, the watermelon and mint leaves.
2. Add watermelon mixture to a pitcher. Stir in the Bacardi, lime juice and simple syrup.
3. Refrigerate for 2-3 hours before serving, or until ice cold.
4. Pour into glasses and top with a sprig of mint. Serve!

These drinks are really refreshing and oh so tasty! Make sure to refrigerate your mix before serving! I found that making them on the fly and serving immediately wasn't as tasty. We did add ice to our drinks which helped a lot.

These are great with a light simple summer dish to pair it with, like this Barefoot Contessa Roasted Shrimp Salad which is soooo delicious. Who doesn't love dill?!

We had an amazing meal! If you are looking for something new to try, give both of these recipes a taste!