Name: Recipe: Gin and Melon Slushie
Prep time: 360 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 365 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: ½ Galia melon – use a Honeydew for a sweeter drink; 100 ml of gin; Squeeze of lemon; 2 slices of lemon; 2 sprigs of mint

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According to the song, the Sultan in downtown Persia had one request for his coffee;

All I want is a proper cup of coffee
Made in a proper copper coffee pot.

I know how he feels with regard to the coffee, although I will skip the copper coffee pot and go for the simplicity of a pour over. Similarly sometimes all I want is a proper cocktail, served in a proper cocktail glass.

My martini glasses are massive – each holds about 200ml of gin and it would be foolish to fill them right to the brim – a cocktail needs to be enjoyed elegantly, if I filled one of them with gin I would not be able to stand once I got a third of the way down.

This slushie is icy cold and perfect for the hot humid days of a city summer. You do need a decent blender, I have been testing the Optimum 9400, sold by Froothie, at £329 it is an investment, but an elite blender is now an essential piece of kitchen kit for me and I use it several times a day and performance wise the Optimum stands up to its more expensive competitors (read my initial thoughts here).

You do need to think in advance for this one – prepare and peel the melon a good few hours before then freeze and chill the gin.

5 from 4 votes

Recipe: Gin and Melon Slushie

Prep Time

6 hrs

Cook Time

5 mins

Total Time

6 hrs 5 mins

A delicious refreshing cocktail made by blending gin and frozen melon

Course: Cocktail

Cuisine: British

Servings: 2

Calories: 230 kcal

Author: Helen Best-Shaw

Ingredients

½ Galia melon – use a Honeydew for a sweeter drink
100 ml of gin
Squeeze of lemon

To Serve

2 slices of lemon
2 sprigs of mint

Instructions

Peel, deseed and chop the melon into bite sized pieces. Spread out on to a baking mat and freeze. Once frozen pack into a plastic box or bag. (Or if you do not have a high powered blender blitz the melon and gin and freeze)
Blend the melon, gin and lemon juice until smooth. Pour into glasses and garnish with a slice of lemon and a sprig of mint.
If you do not have a high powered blender then blend unfrozen melon with the gin, pour into a jar and freeze. Remove from the freezer and give it a bash with a fork before serving.
Serve immediately and enjoy elegantly.

Nutrition Facts

Recipe: Gin and Melon Slushie

Amount Per Serving

Calories 230

% Daily Value*

Sodium 58mg 2%

Potassium 729mg 21%

Total Carbohydrates 29g 10%

Dietary Fiber 2g 8%

Sugars 26g

Protein 1g 2%

Vitamin A 3.2%