Watermelon Mojito Cocktail Recipe
A refreshing variation on a mojito with a ginger beer base, lime and fresh mint, finished with small spheres of watermelon caviar
Equipment
Ingredients
Watermelon Mojito Drink
- 80 ml ginger beer
- 40 ml rum
- 30 ml suspension syrup
- 20 ml lime juice
Watermelon Caviar
- 240 ml watermelon juice
- 10 gr white rum
- 50 gr sugar
- 1.5 gr Sodium Alginate
Calcium Chloride bath
- 10 gr calcium chloride
- 1 L water
Instructions
Watermelon Mojito Drink
- Mix the mojito ingredients in a glass filled with ice and stir to chill the drink, then strain into a fresh glass and serve.
Calcium chloride bath
- Make the calcium bath by blending the water and the calcium chloride
Watermelon Caviar
- Blend all the ingredients together well. Pass the mixture through a sieve or muslin to remove air bubbles.
- Use a pipette or syringe to make caviar spheres by dropping the watermelon mixture into a calcium chloride bath.
- Allow the caviar to react for thirty seconds then remove with a slotted spoon and rinse in a bath of fresh water
- To serve pour the prepared cocktail into a glass or glass tube, then stir some of the watermelon caviar into the drink and serve garnished with fresh mint leaves.
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