03 July 2012

melon margarita ice

do you ever have those days in the summer where you can get enough water & fruit to cool down?  this was me on the weekend after working my little garden heart out, weeding, digging and planting. 

water: check. 
a sliced up ida red: check. 
pineapple: check. 
more water: check. 

and yet it just wasn't cutting it - i needed ice!  so to the freezer i marched only to find right before my eyes a ziplock bag of frozen honeydew melon waiting for me.  hallelujah!  this called for celebrations.  and some melon margarita ice.


into the food processor went 2 cups of frozen melon and the juice of one freshly squeezed lime.  that's it.  blend it away, stopping to scrape down the sides a few times as you go until no chunks of melon remain.  then scoop it into a bowl, or margarita glass if you have one, and top it with a little lime zest and a sprinkle of sea salt.  serves two.


so fresh.


so refreshing.


and booze-free so no hangover to boot!  giddy up.




next up though - watermelon.  come to mama. 




8 comments:

  1. I love your take on a booze-free margarita ice! I will definitely be picking up some honeydew melon later this week - this sounds so, so good!

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  2. What a perfect plan for long summer afternoons! Or maybe for the end of a barbecue--perfect. :)

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  3. Love this idea. We're working in the yard all weekend, so this will be the perfect thing to cool us down :)

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  4. Fabulous and fresh. What an excellent way to stay cool and nourished this summer!

    ♥ It's Carmen

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  5. Such a nice idea - any excuse to get some extra fruit down me!

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  6. Now the "booze free" and "come to mama" all make sense! :)

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    1. hahaha, yes, couldn't help myself but to sneak that in & see if anyone picked up on my clues! ;)

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