{"id":8818,"date":"2011-08-24T16:43:52","date_gmt":"2011-08-24T20:43:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/?p=8818"},"modified":"2015-09-07T21:09:38","modified_gmt":"2015-09-08T01:09:38","slug":"mint-watermelon-drink-refreshing-summer-drink","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/mint-watermelon-drink-refreshing-summer-drink\/","title":{"rendered":"Mint Watermelon Drink &#8211; Refreshing Summer Drink"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8820 size-full\" title=\"Mint Watermelon Drink\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/mint-watermelon-drink.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"475\" height=\"755\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/mint-watermelon-drink.jpg 475w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/mint-watermelon-drink-126x200.jpg 126w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">This drink refreshes your mind and body, quenches your thirst&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I have to tell you that as a teenager I was never fond of mint. If I find out that mint is an ingredient in a dish, I would step back and would wave goodbye to that dish. I absolutely didn&#8217;t like it. Every time I shop for herbs, I would briskly walk past it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">It was a few weeks ago that I thought for the first time to overcome my hatred for mint. As a first step, I bought a bunch of fresh mint and stored it in my\u00a0refrigerator. It was in there for a few days and I found all possible excuses to ignore it. Occasionally, I did get the urge to take the mint out of the refrigerator and sprinkle it into the dishes that I made. But I never did.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Finally, one day I just went ahead and grabbed the mint. I first tried to get comfortable with the fragrance of the mint, I smelled, took a few breaths in and kept inhaling. It was soothing, my mind and body was found refreshed instantly. It felt really good and I kept inhaling its fragrance. As the second step, I tried to infuse it in my dishes. I had watermelon that day and so made a drink by blending mint along with it. Took a sip of that drink and I nodded with approval. I absolutely loved the combination of watermelon and mint. It was so refreshing and a perfect thirst quencher for summer or any day.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">After I\u00a0befriended <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/category\/recipes\/by-ingredient\/mint\/\" target=\"_blank\">mint<\/a>, I added it to some of the dishes that I had made recently and all the dishes tasted remarkable. Now, I can very well handle the fragrance of mint.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Mint Watermelon Drink:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Servings: 2 glasses<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ingredients:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Watermelon, cubed- 3 cups<\/li>\n<li>Mint leaves, fresh- 5 leaves<\/li>\n<li>Sugar- 1-2 tbsp<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Instruction<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In a blender, blend watermelon, mint and sugar together.<\/li>\n<li>I didn&#8217;t add water to it, if it&#8217;s too thick for you thin it down with cold water.<\/li>\n<li>Taste and add more sugar if needed.<\/li>\n<li>Pour in a glass and garnish with mint leaves.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"easyrecipe\">\t<link itemprop=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Mint-watermelon.jpg\" \/>\n<div class=\"item ERName\">Mint Watermelon Drink &#8211; Refreshing Summer Drink<\/div>\n<div class=\"ERClear\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\">Serves: <span class=\"yield\">2 glasses<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERIngredients\">\n<div class=\"ERIngredientsHeader\">Ingredients<\/div>\n<ul class=\"ingredients\">\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Watermelon, cubed- 3 cups<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Mint leaves, fresh- 5 leaves<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Sugar- 1-2 tbsp<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ERInstructions\">\n<div class=\"ERInstructionsHeader\">Instructions<\/div>\n<div class=\"instructions\">\n<ol>\n<li class=\"instruction\">In a blender, blend watermelon, mint and sugar together.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">I didn&#8217;t add water to it, if it&#8217;s too thick for you thin it down with cold water.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Taste and add more sugar if needed.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Pour in a glass and garnish with mint leaves.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ERNutrition\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"endeasyrecipe\" style=\"display: none;\">3.2.1682<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This drink refreshes your mind and body, quenches your thirst&#8230; I have to tell you that as a teenager I was never fond of mint. If I find out that mint is an ingredient in a dish, I would step back and would wave goodbye to that dish. I absolutely didn&#8217;t like it. 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