With summer at its peak this month, I started looking for amazing melons at the local farmers markets. From the standard watermelon, cantaloupe and honeydew, to the unique like casaba, yellow watermelon and orange watermelon. I saw this strange yellow thing with skin that looked like it was setting in the sun for way too long.
I started to talking to one of the workers and asking questions like What is this? It looks like it bad, is it? What is this called? and What does this taste like?
He answered: Its a melon (duh) called Casaba. It's not bad, its actually perfect right now. The taste is more like a cucumber and savory.
So, I bought on and brought it home and stared at it for a while thinking 'What the heck am I going to do with this?' and this is what I came with.
Casaba Melon Cocktail
Ingredients:
- 1 each Casaba Melon
- 2-3shots Vodka
- 4 cups Ice
- 3 each Lime(cut into 8 pieces)
- 1/2 bunch Mint
- 1/4 cup Sugar (add more or not so such depending how you like it)
- Salt to taste
- Blender
- Knife
- Cutting board
- Glasses
- Muddle
Skin and seed the melon. Cut melon into chucks. Put half of the cut up melon, vodka and ice into blender. Blend. Add some of the sugar and a little salt. Blend. In glass muddle two pieces of lime, sugar and some mint leaves. Add melon vodka mix. Garnish with lime and mint.
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