This is a fancier version of the usual store-bought fruit juice – simply add a shot or two of alcohol and you’ve got yourself a quick and easy fruity cocktail.
Recipe by Illanique van Aswegen
Photograph by Henk Hattingh
Pawpaw, melon and blueberry cooler
Ingredients
- 1kg pawpaw, peeled, seeded and chopped
- 300g melon, peeled, seeded and chopped
- 500ml (2 cups) orange juice
- 120g blueberries
- ice, to serve
- fresh mint sprigs, to serve
Instructions
1
Place the pawpaw, melon and orange juice in a blender and purée until smooth.
2
Stir in the blueberries and serve over lots of ice, garnished with fresh mint.
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