Honeydew Basil Nojitos

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1/2 cup large fresh basil leaf, torn
• 1/2 cup lime juice
• 2 teaspoons granulated sugar
• 6 lbs honeydew melon, peeled, seeded and cubed
• lime wedge (optional)
• superfine sugar (optional)
• ice cube
• carbonated water (optional)
• honeydew balls (optional) or honeydew, spears (optional)

Recipe

• 1 in a large pitcher combine basil leaves, lime juice, and 2 tsp granulated sugar.
• 2 using a muddler or the back of a spoon, mash ingredients together well making sure that the sugar is dissolved.
• 3 set aside.
• 4 place about 1/4 of the melon cubes in a food processor or blender.
• 5 cover and process until smooth.
• 6 press puree through a fine mesh sieve.
• 7 discard solids.
• 8 repeat with remaining melon, working with 1/4 at a time.
• 9 you should end up with 4 cups melon juice total.
• 10 add melon juice to pitcher.
• 11 if desired, rub a lime wedge around the rim of eight glasses and dip rim in superfine sugar.
• 12 fill glasses with ice.
• 13 pour juice mixture into glasses.
• 14 if desired, add a splash of carbonated water to each glass.
• 15 if desire garnish with melon balls or spears.
• 16 serve immediately.