Watermelon Mocktail "No-tini"

3 minutes and 3 ingredients - that's all you need to make a healthy and delicious Watermelon Mocktail. Served in a martini glass for the ultimate martini - or "no-tini" - experience this is a grown-up drink you will be sipping all summer long.

Why you will love this recipe

• It's quick - done in 3 minutes
• It's easy - just blend, shake, pour - and serve!
• It's delicious - mint and watermelon is such a great flavor combo, and the lime just lightens everything up
• It's healthy - nothing bad in there, just fruit and herbs

What you need to make it

Apart from the necessities shown above, it's good if you also have a high-powered blender, food processor or handheld immersion blender. But if you have neither - don't worry, I'll give you a tip below.

Ingredient notes & substitutions

• Watermelon can be sweet and delicious and full of flavor, or watery and boring - all depending on how ripe it is. Make sure to get a nice, ripe one for this recipe since it's the star of the show!
• Fresh lime really is needed for this recipe, save the bottled one for another time.
• Fresh mint leaves can be substituted for fresh basil leaves

How to make it

1. Place your watermelon pieces and mint leaves in the shaker, and squeeze over the lime juice.
2. Pour it all in the blender and mix for about 2 minutes, until there are no solid pieces left. Then pour it all back into the shaker.
3. Add in two ice cubes.
4. Screw on the lid tightly on the shaker, and shake it all for about 15 seconds.
5. Unscrew the top lid only from your shaker, to access the built-in strainer.
6. Then pour your watermelon mocktail in a martini glass, and garnish with a sprig of fresh mint and some watermelon cubes on a cocktail stick. Serve immediately!

Tips & tricks

• If you don't have a high-powered blender, you can also use a food processor or handheld immersion blender. Anything that crushes up that watermelon and mint!
• If you don't have any type of mixer, you can also scoop the flesh of the watermelon into a strainer over a bowl, and then use a fork or spoon to mash the watermelon so that the juice trickles down into the bowl. Then pour this juice into the shaker with your mint and lime instead.
• If you don't have a shaker you can add your ice cubes to the blender after blending, stir it with a spoon to allow the ice to cool down the drink, and then pour over a strainer into your martini glass
• Want to add some alcohol? I recommend either vodka or light rum, added before shaking with ice.

FAQ

More grown-up 5-minute mocktails

If you love mocktails that are quick & easy to make, I recommend you check out these delicious versions:

• Lemon Ginger Mocktail
• Sparkling Apple Cider Vinegar Tonic
• Clean Cucumber Collins - a healthy Tom Collins Mocktail
• Nojito - a healthy Mojito Mocktail
• Frozen Pineapple Mocktail
• Kissing on the Beach
• Baby Polar Bear - a Blue Lagoon Mocktail

Or check out all my grown-up mocktails in the full mocktail library.

Did you love this recipe? Rate it five stars!
...and let me know what you loved about it in the comments.

Recipe