A fresh watermelon martini just screams summer to me, and this vodka cocktail is screaming good. It is sweet, refreshing, and fancy. The addition of mint adds a bit of coolness which is a great complement to the subtle flavor that watermelon offers in this cocktail. Besides being completely delicious, the strikingly gorgeous dark pink color is so tempting. This watermelon vodka drink is just perfect all summer long.
If you like lemon drop martinis, you will enjoy this one too. The watermelon vodka martini also has fresh lemon juice and that distinctive sweet superfine sugar rim. You will not pucker as much as you maybe would with a lemon drop martini but it will be just as satisfying and a great way to enjoy a new easy vodka drink recipe.
I love a good martini and I prefer vodka over gin any day of the week. This recipe would be no exception, vodka all the way! This calls for regular vodka, no fancy flavors here. The other ingredients - watermelon, mint, and lemon juice create all the taste pleasure you need for this. And look at that color, amazing!
Since watermelon consists of about 92% water, this makes it the perfect vegetable for making beverages out of.
Yes, I said vegetable! Watermelon is a vegetable!
Watermelons are a vegetable. There are similar to cucumbers, pumpkins, and squash. They all belong to the Cucurbitaceae family. If you think about it, the seeds are all pretty similar, right?
Ok, now that you are no longer shocked by that revelation, back to the martini making. In creating this recipe, I could not decide between blending or muddling the watermelon. In the end, I decided to try the blending option first as I felt it would yield as much of that 92% water (aka watermelon juice) for the cocktail. I never tried the muddling option since this was such a hit and why mess with perfection.
Blending it did create a bit of a "foam". After this was blended and the blades stopped, the liquid started to fall to the bottom of the container as the top became a foam/froth like substance. As a Guinness drinker, this reminded me of the typical pour that creates the distinct stout and head - only this was pink! By straining it through my fine mesh tea strainer, all that remained was the pink juice goodness and the martini plan was coming together!
Ingredients for the Watermelon Mint Martini
The key to the best watermelon cocktail is fresh ingredients. This is made with standard vodka and gains all the flavors from fresh ingredients like watermelon juice, squeezed lemon juice, and fresh mint leaves.
Watermelon mint martini ingredients
How to Make a Watermelon Martini
Prepare two martini glasses by rubbing the lemon slice around the edge to moisten. In a shallow dish pour the superfine sugar, dip the martini glasses, and roll around to coat the lemon edge with sugar.
In a blender or single-serving Ninja capsule, combine the watermelon, simple syrup, lemon juice, and mint. Blend on high until liquified.
Using a fine-mesh strainer, strain into a martini shaker. This will remove the foam that will be created and leave nothing but pink liquid.
Pour through a fine-mesh strainer into martini shaker - here I used a tea strainer
Add the vodka and ice cubes to the shaker. Place top tightly on the shaker. Shake vigorously for about 15 seconds. Remove small shaker lid to expose the strainer part of the shaker, pour ½ in each of 2 prepare martini glasses with a sugared rim. ** optional, garnish with mint leaves and/or watermelon wedge
Pour from a shaker into sugar-rimmed martini glasses
Watermelon Mint Martini
If you love this recipe you may want to try another fun martini that is sweet and great for more than just Halloween. Check out my recipe for pineapple and whipped cream vodka delight - the ultimate CANDY CORN MARTINI.
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Watermelon Mint Martini
Equipment
- Martini Shaker
- Martini Glasses
Ingredients
- 1 & ½ C watermelon chunks
- 1 tablespoon simple syrup
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice fresh-squeezed
- 1 teaspoon mint leaves
- 3 oz vodka
- 5-6 ice cubes
- lemon & 2 tablespoon superfine sugar for the glass rims
- mint leaves & small watermelon triangle wedges for garnish
Instructions
- Prepare two martini glasses by rubbing the lemon slice around the edge to moisten. In a shallow dish pour the superfine sugar, dip the martini glasses, and roll around to coat the lemon edge with sugar.
- In a blender or single-serving Ninja capsule, combine the watermelon, simple syrup, lemon juice, and mint. Blend on high until liquified.
- Using a fine-mesh strainer, strain into a martini shaker. This will remove the foam that will be created and leave nothing but pink liquid.
- Add the vodka and ice cubes to the shaker.
- Place top tightly on the shaker. Shake vigorously for about 15 seconds.
- Remove small shaker lid to expose the strainer part of the shaker, pour ½ in each of 2 prepare martini glasses with a sugared rim.
- optional, garnish with mint leaves and/or watermelon wedge
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Caroline Parrott says
OH YES PLEASE! I want this right now. Awkward though since it's 9:26am and I am at work! Goals though. 🙂
Angela says
Oh, we do not judge here at The Short Order Cook. If the workday often has you longing for a martini, so be it. Life is what you make it, Cheers!
Caroline Parrott says
Cheers to that!!! Thank you Short Order Cook.
Lisa Manderino says
This is a very elegant and pretty display! Watermelon is my favorite in Summer!
Amy Irvin says
Looks delish! I'd like to try a non alcoholic version.
Angela says
You can totally add plain selzer water after you blend the watermelon and strain it.
Magan says
Looking forward to trying this soon!
Pauline says
This looks so good. I think we should make this for our reunion next month.
Karla Petersen says
Yes, please! I'll have mine over here in my adirondack chair with the sun going down while the kids roast marshmallows
Angela says
Pull me up a chair, cheers!
Haley Kelley says
I am adding this to my list of drinks to try! Thanks
Maria says
I know a lot of people that would love this recipe! Pinning it as well.
Kat says
Omg yum!!!! I love watermelon drinks in the summer.
Jennifer Morrison says
This sounds so refreshing. I have never had anything like this, but it sounds perfect for summer.
Shirley says
Oh ya! I love it when I can drink my veggies! This looks so yummy! I am pinning this and making it after I go shopping. I need watermelon! Thanks for sharing!
Angela says
You are welcome, veggie power!
Ruth Iaela-Pukahi says
Oh that looks delicious! I'm not fond of alcohol, do you think it would still be a drink I may enjoy without the vodka? I love my virgin lava flows and strawberry daiquiris.
Angela says
Try the watermelon and mint puree with some plain seltzer water instead.
Kendra says
Mmm! Such a great refreshing summer cocktail!
Darlene says
This looks so good and I'm excited to try it! It's always 5:00 somewhere! 😀
Beth Shields says
Looks delicious and refreshing!
Red says
These are so light and lovely. I think I drank too many as they were so easy going down. Maybe only 2 next time, whooopsie!
Angela says
Oh too funny!