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Salted Watermelon Juice

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Photo by Alex Lau, Food Styling by Rebecca Jurkevich

This recipe is a genius way to use up the second half of thatenormoussummer watermelon you’ve been snacking on. There is truly nothing more refreshing than a cold glass of salted watermelon juice. Oh wait, but what about a salted watermelon margarita?Here’s a recipe for that too.This recipe is part of the Healthyish Farmers’ Market Challenge. Get all 10 recipeshere.

Ingredients

Makes about 4 cups

6 cups cubed watermelon (from ¾ of a 6-lb. baby seedless watermelon)
¾ tsp. kosher salt
Lime wedges (for serving; optional)
  1. Step 1

    Purée watermelon in a blender until smooth. Strain through a fine-mesh sieve into a large pitcher or measuring glass, pressing on solids to extract as much juice as possible; discard solids. Mix in salt.

    Step 2

    Pour juice into ice-filled glasses. Garnish with lime wedges if desired.

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