Summer Time Watermelon Punch

Photo: Heather McMullin

Ingredients

6 cups cubed, seeded watermelon

cup simple syrup-recipe below

12 oz can frozen lemonade concentrate, thawed

2 cups unsweetened pineapple juice

Preparation

Combine watermelon and simple syrup in container of an electric blender; process until smooth. Push mixture through a fine-mesh strainer, discard solids. I put it through a fine strainer twice.

Return watermelon syrup to blender. Add lemonade concentrate and pineapple juice and blend well. Strain again. Serve over crushed ice.

Simple Syrup:

Cup water

Cup sugar

Ina small saucepan, combine water and sugar; cook over low heat until sugar dissolves. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer 1 minute. Remove from heat; Cool.

Yield 1 Cup.