This Watermelon Vodka Spritzer is a quick, refreshing summer drink recipe you’re going to absolutely love! Top it with fresh mint; it’s amazing.
Guys, I’m not gonna lie. It’s been a rough week at Savory Simple headquarters. The storm of the year blew into DC on Friday and knocked out our power, unexpectedly, for days. Heat indexes have been well into triple digits. After 2 nights of misery followed by visits to a hotel and my parents house our power has finally been restored. But it really threw off my week. I had to postpone upgrades to my website, toss tons of food, cancel plans… and most of all I’m just tired. Heat and chaos can be surprisingly draining.
The one high point of my week was stopping by a roadside fruit stand and finding a huge seedless watermelon. Â It’s probably one of the most refreshing fruits, you know? (On a side note, you also really need to try my watermelon salsa recipe. Talk about refreshing!)
So this is my drink to celebrate Friday and electricity.  A few friends and acquaintances are still without power, one week later.  This watermelon vodka spritzer is dedicated to them. Stay cool!
Watermelon Vodka Spritzer
Ingredients
- 1 cup diced, seedless watermelon
- 1 shot vodka
- juice of 1/2 a lime
- pinch of salt
- 1/4 cup seltzer water
- Optional: mint for garnish
Instructions
- Combine the watermelon, vodka, lime juice and salt in a blender. Puree until smooth.
- Add seltzer water.
- Garnish with mint (or blend the mint directly into the drink).
Please read my full post for additional recipe notes, tips, and serving suggestions!
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Perfect for a hot summer weekend! Thanks!
What a rough week for you, but ending it with this drink sounds perfect. I’m adding it to my “post pregnancy drink list” so I have something to look forward to after the baby arrives in October. Thanks for passing it along!
I hope you week gets better! Glad you’re safe and sound! And this spritzer is amazing! It’s much needed on a Friday night! :)
Well, this looks fabulous! Thank you for sharing it with us. Hope you have a much cooler weekend and week ahead.
Sounds like you needed a stiff drink ;-)
Maybe I should have made it 2 shots ;)
Wish I had one right now!! Looks refreshing :)
I’ve got a barbecue coming up this week and uh… this will be happening. Looks gorgeous.
Glad your power is restored, this sounds like the perfect way to celebrate! (And maybe a 2nd shot is in order after the kind of week you’ve had ;))
This is perfect timing! We bought a giant (GIANT!) watermelon and have run out of things to do with it until now! ;) ANd I hear you on the storms – I’m in FL and we had that storm roll through here about a week ago and I thought my house was gonna float away!
I’m glad you finally got your power back! I heard the storm was horrible – everyone I know lost power (I’m up in NJ now). You definitely need a drink! And so funny – I made watermelon mint lime slushies today – watermelon is SO refreshing. I hope you have time to recover and rest this weekend!
It is 5 ok somewhere.. I will get the blender going. So refreshing on these hot days!
Sounds amazing and it’s soooo pretty!
What an incredible week! We had a freak windstorm in December and had a similar power outage. I just suffered with the idea of throwing out all that food. Your observation that heat and chaos are surprisingly draining is so true! I am incredibly impressed with you in posting a wonderfully refreshing cocktail! Thank you…and I hope life gets back to normal soon…and with a cooling breeze for all your effort! Debra
I heard about the crazy weather and the blackouts – so sorry to hear that it affected you so badly ! Watermelon is the best refresher and anything with alcohol can just make a bad situation better :) Hope things get better quickly!
It sounds like hell on wheels. Well done getting through it all in one piece. You certainly deserve a drink…or nine:)