Cook this: Watermelon Cosmopolitans
Shereen Pavlides with her Watermelon Cosmos.
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A finished Watermelon Cosmopolitan.
For this week蘑菇视频 Cook This, chef Shereen Pavlides makes Watermelon Cosmopolitans.
Watermelon cosmos
These are great to serve as a signature cocktail when having a party. They鈥檙e fresh, fun and slightly tropical.
1 1/3 cup (1-inch) cubed seedless watermelon plus extra for garnish
1/4 cup cream of coconut
8 ounces (1 cup) premium vodka
6 ounces (3/4 cup) Grand Marnier
1/4 cup freshly squeezed lime juice
Chill four martini glasses in the freezer.
Puree 1 1/3 cup cubed watermelon and cream of coconut in a mini blender, fitted with a steel blade, until smooth.
Remove watermelon juice to a fine mesh strainer over a medium bowl (yield: about 1 cup juice). Skim and remove froth.
Make twelve melon balls with the extra watermelon, using a melon baller or measuring teaspoon.
Spike 3 watermelon balls onto one cocktail pick. Repeat, making 4 total. Set aside for garnish.
Add watermelon juice, vodka, Grand Marnier and lime juice into a cocktail pitcher. Stir well. Pour half of the mixture into a cocktail shaker, filled with ice and shake vigorously for 30 seconds.
Strain among 2 chilled martini glasses. Repeat remaining mixture.
Garnish with melon ball cocktail picks.
Makes: 4 (6-ounce) martinis.