Have you heard? The country is going through an insane heat wave right now, with temps in many places reaching well over 100 degrees. Of course youâve heard. Even if you donât watch the news, read the paper, or bother with your weather app, you canât possibly miss the annoying number of Facebook photos of temperature gauges in peopleâs vehicles (they just wanted to make sure you know itâs hot outside) and the, âBoy itâs hot out here,â that everyone says 100 times a day. Itâs summer; itâs supposed to be hot, though I wouldnât hate it if someone dialed down the heat just a little. Since I canât wave my magic wand and cool it off (or make it football season), Iâll just give you a recipe for a cold, delicious, low-cal cocktail you can make and drink right this second: Watermelon Mint Cooler.
Mash up a watermelon in your blender â or with a spoon or fork or muddler.
Fill a shaker with ice and add a shot of plain vodka to the shaker. Donât shake just yet; it gets much better than shaken vodka. Add your watermelon juice and pulp to the shaker. Now you may shake it up all you want. Since itâs hot you might want to shake it for a quick second and get right to drinking, or you might want to use this opportunity to burn a few extra calories and do a little dance around your kitchen while you shake your cocktail.
Pour your shaken cocktail into a glass â the taller the better â and garnish it with a few fresh mint leaves. Five mint leaves is good, but if you donât have mint you can substitute it for basil, which works just as well and makes for a delicious drink. Pick up your glass and have a cocktail.
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