Cucumber Melon Wine Spritzers Cocktail Recipe
A simple and refreshing summer sipper, these Cucumber Melon Wine Spritzers are ready in a flash with just a few simple ingredients, and your handy-dandy blender!
Servings: 2
Equipment
- fine mesh sieve or strainer
- blender
Ingredients
- 3 cups roughly chopped fresh cantaloupe
- the juice of 1 lemon
- 2 ½ tablespoon simple syrup*
- 1 peeled Persian cucumber or ½ small cucumber halved and seeded, and chopped into small pieces*
- 1 cup white wine*
- seltzer water
- Lemon and cucumber slices, for garnish
Instructions
- Add the chopped cantaloupe, cucumber, simple syrup, and lemon juice to a blender. Purée until smooth. 2. Strain the juice from the blender into a medium bowl or container through a fine mesh sieve to remove any chunks/grit. (make about 1 cup) 3. Fill 2 glasses with ice, and divide juice between the 2 glasses. 4. Pour ½ cup of white wine into each glass, and stir. 5. Top each cocktail with seltzer, and garnish with lemon and cucumber slices.
Notes
If you don't have simple syrup on hand, it is super easy to make! Just combine equal parts sugar and water in a medium saucepan over medium heat, and cook, stirring frequently, until sugar is full dissolved. Cool and use immediately or store in an airtight container for weeks in the fridge!
I used a small/Persian cucumber for this recipe, but any cucumber will do. I'd say about a half a small cucumber, or ¼ of an English seedless cucumber. We're looking for about ½ cup to ¾ cup chopped cucumber.
I used Riesling for this recipe, but any of your favorite white wines would work, or even a Rosé.