Hydrating Watermelon Shrub
This watermelon shrub is easy to make by blending fresh watermelon juice with apple cider vinegar and maple, to create a refreshing tonic.
Yield: 16 ounces
Ingredients
Watermelon Shrub:
- 1/2 of a large, ripe watermelon, cut into cubes (they can be random sized chunks, you will just be blending them)
- 1/2 cup + 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- 1/4 cup + 1 tablespoon maple syrup
To make a mocktail:
- coarse Kosher Salt for rim
- 2 ounces watermelon shrub syrup
- 1 ounce lime juice
- 3 ounces lime sparkling water
- ice cubes
Instructions
- Blend watermelon until pureed. Measure out 3 cups of watermelon juice, into a bowl or large glass container. Add apple cider vinegar and maple syrup, stir for about 30 seconds to fully combine.
- Cover container and move to the refrigerator, letting it sit for at least 4 hours, up to 2 days.
- Then use a fine strainer to let the mixture separate, pushing down just a little on the fruit. Be gentle.
- Keep the syrup and pour into container, discard the pulp.
- To make a mocktail, put salt on a sheet pan or plate. Use a cut lime to trace the rim of the glass, then spin the rim in salt.
- Gently put ice cubes in a glass. Pour shrub and lime juice over the top. Then finish with the sparkling water. Stir with spoon. Add lime twist for garnish.