***** Southern Breeze Cantaloupe Limeade *****
Serves 4-6
1 whole cantaloupe peeled, seeded and cut into chunks
1/2 cup water
1/2 tsp grated lime zest
Fresh lime and cantaloupe slices to garnish
1. Place cantaloupe and zest in a blender and process until smooth stopping to scrape the sides.
2. Pour through wire mesh strainer into pitcher, pressing the pulp with back of wooden spoon. Discard pulp. (Results about 2 cups of juice.)
3. Bring water to a boil and add sugar. Stir until sugar is dissolved and let cool for 10 minutes. Then add sugar water to the cantaloupe juice.
4. Next, add the lime juice and gin and stir well. Serve over ice and garnish with fresh lime and cantaloupe slices. (This can me made and mixed ahead of time if you're serving a large party!)
*photos by Your Southern Peach
** I was not compensated for this post. However, Tanqueray kindly supplied me with an array of gins for the summer. Tanqueray is a brand I already loved prior to this post. For more Tanqueray gin recipes, click here!
4. Next, add the lime juice and gin and stir well. Serve over ice and garnish with fresh lime and cantaloupe slices. (This can me made and mixed ahead of time if you're serving a large party!)
*photos by Your Southern Peach
** I was not compensated for this post. However, Tanqueray kindly supplied me with an array of gins for the summer. Tanqueray is a brand I already loved prior to this post. For more Tanqueray gin recipes, click here!
This looks so refreshing! Good luck with all of the end of year activities. Enjoy the chaos:) My baby is graduating from college. Time goes by quickly! Have a nice weekend and Happy Mother's Day!
ReplyDeleteThank you Leslie! I hope you have a great Mothers Day too. I know college will be here in a blink of an eye so I try to enjoy the moment. Congrats!
DeleteYum, yum, yum! And yes, the pressure of the end of the school year is wearing me down, too. The countdown is on, though: 8 days!!!! (but what teacher is counting? ;))
ReplyDeleteI can only imagine every teacher is ready to do their happy dance about now! Hope you have a great summer Nicole.
DeleteI love cantaloupe, never thought to put it in a beverage!
ReplyDeleteOh yum! I'm not a gin drinker, but I think this would also pair mighty well with vodka!!
ReplyDeleteOh yum! I'm not a gin drinker, but I think this would also pair mighty well with vodka!!
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