Watermelon Lime Sparkling Punch

# What You'll Need:

01 - 5 cups seedless watermelon, diced

02 - 2 limes, juiced, plus extra lime slices for garnish

03 - 0.5 cup fresh mint leaves, plus extra for garnish

04 - 2 tablespoons agave syrup, or honey if not vegan

05 - 2 cups cold sparkling water

06 - 1 cup cold club soda

07 - 1 cup ice cubes

01 - Combine diced watermelon, lime juice, mint leaves, and agave syrup in blender. Process until smooth.

02 - Pour blended mixture through fine mesh sieve into large pitcher, pressing solids to extract maximum liquid and remove pulp.

03 - Pour sparkling water and club soda into pitcher with strained mixture. Stir gently to combine.

04 - Add ice cubes to pitcher and stir thoroughly.

05 - Taste punch and adjust agave syrup quantity if needed for desired sweetness level.

06 - Pour into glasses immediately and garnish each serving with lime slices and fresh mint leaves.

01 -

It comes together in fifteen minutes flat, which means you can make it while people are still arriving.
The flavor is naturally sweet and bright without tasting artificial or overly sugary.
It looks stunning in a pitcher with those lime slices and mint floating around, so it feels fancy without any fuss.

02 -

Straining is the difference between a punch that looks professional and one that looks like you blended a smoothie; don't skip it even when you're in a rush.
Room-temperature watermelon will dilute your punch as the ice melts, so chill everything beforehand if you have even five minutes.

03 -

The quality of your watermelon matters more than any other ingredient, so choose one that feels heavy and has a creamy yellow spot on the bottom where it rested on the ground.
Freezing extra watermelon cubes in ice cube trays gives you watermelon ice cubes that chill the punch without watering it down as they melt.