Ingredients:
1 cup water
1 cup sugar
1 cup ice
6 cups diced watermelon, pureed and strained {should yield 3 1/2 cups watermelon juice}
2/3 cup freshly squeezed lime juice
2 cups sparkling water {such as Perrier or S.Pellegrino}
ice
extra watermelon pieces or lime wedges for garnish, if desired
Directions:
In a small saucepan, bring water and sugar to boil until sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat and stir in ice to cool quickly. Pour simple syrup into pitcher with watermelon juice, lime juice and sparkling water. Stir and serve over ice with watermelon and lime wedges.
Recipe note: Depending on how sweet your watermelon is, you may need to add more or less simple syrup as required.
