Greek
Honeydew ouzo cocktail
A refreshing frosty drink of frozen honeydew, mint, lime juice and just the right splash of ouzo.
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- Not listed
- Yield
- 1 serving
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 1/4 cup frozen honeydew, in small cubes
- 2 tbsp cold water
- 1 1/2 - 2 tbsp ouzo
- 2 tsp fresh lime juice
- 1 tsp simple syrup *
- 2 fresh mint leaves
- 1 cube unfrozen honeydew
- 1 fresh mint leaf
- 1 small wedge of lime
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup granulated white sugar
Instructions
- 1
Place all ingredients for your drink (except for the garnish) into a blender and blend until smooth and there are no chunks left.
- 2
Pour into a cocktail glass. If you like you can prepare the garnish by using a decorative skewer to hold the piece of honeydew, mint leaf and piece of lime.
- 3
Serve immediately, and enjoy!
- 4
To make simple syrup
- 5
Combine the sugar and water in a small sauce pot. Bring to a boil, and then reduce heat to medium stirring occasionally until the sugar dissolves.
- 6
Transfer the simple syrup to a covered jar or plastic container and keep in the refrigerator to use as needed.