Quench your summer thirst with the juicy watermelon,which is blended with lemon juice, water and sugar. Then the soaked basil seeds is added before serving. The finished beverage is a light, refreshing drink perfect for warm afternoons. It is an incredibly refreshing, cooling and hydrating drink which is a best replacement for store bought drinks.

INGREDIENTS:

2 cups watermelon chunks

Juice from ½ lemon

2 tablespoons sugar

½ tablespoons basil seeds (soaked in 1/4 cup water)

INSTRUCTIONS:

In a blender, add watermelon chunks, water, lemon juice and sugar.

Pulse on low until all the ingredients are incorporated.

Strain the blended juice through a fine strainer and discard the pulp.

Transfer the juice to a serving glass and add 2 teaspoons of soaked basil seeds.

Serve chilled!!!

Notes:

You can replace sugar with any other sweetener.

If you love, you can also add basil leaves for blending.

Here I have used yellow watermelon to make it more contrasting with basil seeds. But you can also use red watermelon.