Ingredients:

  • 4 cups seedless watermelon, cubed and chilled
  • 3 tbsp fresh lime juice
  • 1 pinch sea salt
  • 1 cup Vodka or Prosecco
  • 2 cups Sprite or chilled club soda
  • 2 tbsp simple syrup
  • 6 fresh mint leaves
  • 1 lime, thinly sliced into rounds
  • Small watermelon wedges

Instructions:

  1. Place the chilled watermelon cubes into the blender. Pulse until completely smooth.
  2. Pour the mixture through a fine-mesh strainer into your pitcher, using a spoon to press the solids to extract a thin, translucent ruby liquid.
  3. Stir the fresh lime juice and a pinch of salt into the watermelon juice.
  4. Slowly pour in the Vodka or Prosecco and stir gently until the liquid is uniform and cohesive.
  5. Fill cocktail glasses to the brim with ice. Pour the watermelon mixture until the glass is 2/3 full.
  6. Top off with a splash of Sprite or club soda for effervescence.
  7. Garnish immediately with a mint leaf and a lime wheel.