Watermelon Spritz
Cocktail Recipe
Ingredients
For the cocktail
1 serving
• 60 ml Prosecco
• 45 ml dry Vermouth
• 30 ml watermelon soda
• Garnish: watermelon ice cubes, pickled watermelon slices
For the watermelon pickles
1 medium watermelon
250 ml filtered water
75 gr sugar
14 gr citric acid
40 ml lime juice
10 gr lime zest
10 ml rice wine vinegar
20 gr coriander
2 gr coriander seeds
1 tablespoon sea salt
Instructions
For the watermelon ice cubes
Cut a half watermelon, remove the seeds, and remove enough rind to expose the red. Put it in a juicer or a good blender and blend until it becomes liquid. Fill an ice cube tray and put it in the refrigerator.
For the watermelon pickles
In a big jar, add all the ingredients. Stir it well until the sugar is dissolved, then set it aside. To make the watermelon slices, cut the watermelon into slices and remove most of the red part. Take a vegetable peeler and try to make some long ribbons. Once you are done, place all the ribbons into the jar and at the top add the fresh coriander. With a spoon, make sure that everything is submerged in the brine. Close the lid and flip the jar upside down, and then keep it in the fridge for 12 hours. After the 12-hour rest, strain the brine to take the coriander seeds out and keep only the clear liquid, and place the watermelon ribbons into the brine.
For the cocktail
Fill a wine glass with 2-3 of the watermelon ice cubes, then add the prosecco, the dry vermouth, and the watermelon soda. Stir it gently, and add another ice cube. Garnish with a pickled watermelon ribbon.
Enjoy!
