Why not ditch the tried & tested bottle of wine this summer and turn up for picnics or barbeques with a watermelon instead? To mark National Watermelon Day today and the current trend for the refreshingly tasty fruit, why not try Lily Vanilli's Watermelonade with Smirnoff? A fabulously fruity and easy to make cocktail combining fresh watermelon with a twist of sweetness, it's deliciously different and sure to impress wherever you serve it this summer.

Watermelonade

Watermelonade

Ingredients:

400g fresh watermelon flesh, deseeded

2 shots (35ml each/ 2.6 units in total) of Smirnoff vodka

4 tbsp lemon or lime juice

100g ice cubes

Dash of sugar syrup (1 tbsp caster sugar, 200ml cold water)

Method:

To make the Watermelonade:

1. Blitz all the ingredients together in a blender with the ice cubes 2. Stir in the sugar syrup and add the Smirnoff vodka

To make the sugar syrup:

1. Place the sugar in a heavy-bottomed pan and add twice the amount of water (this should be twice the amount in volume, not weight - so if you have one cup of sugar, you would add two cups of water) 2. Heat over a medium heat, stirring occasionally, until the sugar has dissolved and the liquid has thickened and started to brown slightly. Remove from the heat and allow to cool

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