Korean Watermelon Mint Juice

Name: Korean Watermelon Mint Juice
Prep time: 12 min
Total time: 12 min
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Korean
Ingredients: watermelon flesh 600 g; mint leaves 10 ea; lime juice 2 tbsp; honey 1 tbsp; sparkling water 200 ml; ice 1 cup

Quick answer

Total time: 12 min
Level: Easy
Servings: 3 servings
Ingredients: 6

About this dish

Ripe watermelon blended and passed through a fine sieve loses its fiber and small seeds, leaving a clean, light juice sharpened with lime and lifted by soda water.

Half the mint is pulsed in for a few seconds and the rest floats on top, so the drink smells of mint both in the glass and above it.

Ingredients

servings

IngredientAmount

mint leaves10 ea

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Instructions

6 steps

1

Select 600g of sweet watermelon flesh and carefully remove as many seeds as possible before dicing the fruit into 3cm cubes to ensure an even consistency when blending.
2

Place the watermelon cubes in the blender along with 1 tablespoon of honey and 2 tablespoons of lime juice, then blend on high for 30 seconds until completely liquefied.
3

Add exactly half of the 10 mint leaves into the blender and pulse briefly for only 5 seconds, which allows the mint to break down slightly without turning the juice green.
4

Pour the mixture through a fine mesh strainer into a large pitcher to remove any remaining pulp or mint fragments, resulting in a smooth and clear liquid base for drinking.
5

Fill glasses with 1 cup of ice and pour the strained watermelon juice until about seven tenths full, then top with 200ml of sparkling water to create a refreshing carbonated layer.
6

Float the reserved mint leaves on the juice as garnish.

Serve before the ice melts and the carbonation fades.