When hot weather comes around, I usually crave watermelon. It’s so refreshing and it’s good for you too. And I discovered that watermelon is also great for making flavored water! Combining chunks of juicy watermelon with fresh mint and tart limes makes a great-tasting summery drink! You just have to plan ahead a little, since you need to chill the mixture for 1 to 2 hours before drinking.
I buy watermelon regularly throughout the summer and I grow my own mint in a large pot, so I had everything I needed to make this except for the limes. You can make it without limes, but I like the refreshing zing they add to the mix!
Watermelon Mint Lime Water
WATERMELON MINT LIME WATER by NancyC
Makes 1 large pitcher
3 cups cubed watermelon chunks (cut in 1/2″ size cubes)
4 sprigs of mint (a sprig is a stem with 6 to 8 leaves), lightly crushed or rubbed (to release flavor and scent)
2 limes, thinly sliced (use organic limes or wash limes very well!)
7 to 8 cups of water
2 to 3 cups of ice
Add cubed watermelon, mint sprigs, and sliced limes to pitcher, then add water and ice. Chill for 1 to 2 hours to infuse flavors, then serve, pouring into ice-filled glasses. Tastes best the day it’s made.
Recipe from NancyC | nancy-c.com
This flavored water definitely does taste best the day it’s made, but you can finish drinking it up by the second day if you have any left over. It really is refreshing and more fun to drink than plain water! What do you like to add to your water to flavor it?
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NancyC 
Melons are so delicious with mint and lime! This looks really refreshing, and pretty too!
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Thanks, Dorothy! 🙂 Adding things like this make drinking water a little more fun! 🙂
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Yes, it does, and I’m one of those who has to keep reminding myself to hydrate!
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This immediately caught my eye! Visiting from Wonderful Wednesday from OMHG!.
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Hope you enjoy it, Melynda! 🙂
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This is just perfect for our summer here in India!!
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It’s definitely refreshing—hope you enjoy it! 🙂
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